criminals

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"However, the increased cost of rural crime to Northern Irish farmers shows that we cannot afford to be complacent, and that organised criminals will continue to find new ways to target farmers."

From BBC • May 30, 2026

"If you want to fight organized crime, hand over our criminals who are in the United States," Lula said, highlighting that weapons from the US were being "smuggled into Brazil".

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

AI, which makes so many things easier, is also helping criminals commit cybercrime.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Palantir's UK chief executive Louis Mosley also said the decision would "give hostile states and criminals an advantage".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Until the practice was banned, convicted criminals were literally branded as criminals—they were burned with a hot iron, like cattle.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day