thugs

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Abelardo de la Espriella, a rich lawyer who promised an iron-fisted crackdown on drug thugs, finished ahead of ruling movement’s leftist hopeful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

"They began organising traffic and clearing the markets, removing the street vendors who were blocking the roads. We felt protected from thugs and thieves."

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

Braxton: Gaitok’s “eureka” moment when he recognizes the thugs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025

Bishop Edward Mwai said that unnamed people had mobilised "thugs" to disrupt the church service, reports the Star website.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025

“Sometimes you can believe the rumors and chitchat,” the older man says as they slosh through the water of the passageway outside the storage closet where they encountered the armed thugs.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner