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thug

[thuhg] / θʌg /


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But as long as Mr. Cabello remains the thug behind the throne, any such change would be cosmetic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

The former leader of the now-defunct English Defence League had wrongly claimed in a viral video that a Syrian teenager was a violent thug.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

I didn’t think I was a thug or a nerd, but was constantly feeling like a man with no nation.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2024

Before long, he had booked roles as a Greek god in “Clash of the Titans,” a thug in Ridley Scott’s “Robin Hood” and lovestruck farmer Andy in Stephen Frears’ “Tamara Drewe.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024

Oswald Wyre and Ant Little do this jackal laughter like their master's all six Monty Pythons rolled into one comedy thug.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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