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gangster

[gang-ster] / ˈgæŋ stər /


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“You’re a sociopath,” he flatly tells a Bristol gangster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Taken at a gangster party in City Terrace in 1996, the author and her big sister Maria stare stone-faced, as if daring us to read.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Soon JJ was spending time with Michael - watching gangster films, playing video games and listening to his stories.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Conleth Hill joins as Clemmy Keeler, the fierce patriarch of the Keeler gangster family, who rival the Peaky Blinders' ambitions to rebuild the city.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Outside the three dorm buildings was a large gym, built by Warner Bros, as thanks for use of the Death House and other prison sites in its gangster movies of the 1930s.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Egyptian authorities argued criminal gangsters were to blame for Regeni's murder and suggested various other explanations for his death, including a car accident, failed drug deal, or botched robbery.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Yestin Duran, a 31-year-old beverage vendor, said she feared that "gangsters and robbers can cross over" more easily from Brazil.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Its members have mocked hard-shell cholos and gangsters, often by placing them in funny scenarios.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

People are carefully trying to connect the dots, trying to point to places within Dylan’s work where he’s mentioned gangsters or specific moments in American history.

From Salon ● May 12, 2026

I was waiting for the bus after school when three wanna-be gangsters approached me.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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