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some scoundrel stole my wallet
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For more than two millennia, the promise of alchemy—and, specifically, transmuting ordinary elements into valuable ones—has intrigued scientists and scoundrels alike.
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Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2025
Star Wars Outlaws This first open world Star Wars game is set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi and follows scoundrel Kay Vess seeking freedom and a new life.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The actor has also played several scoundrels in Romancing the Stone (1984), L.A. Confidential (1997), and Heist (2001).
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 21 July 2025
Royal is a scoundrel, but Hackman finds his way to some really lovely moments: boyishly teasing Anjelica Huston’s Etheline about the old times or quietly consoling Chas about his really rough year.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
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Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2025
Star Wars Outlaws This first open world Star Wars game is set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi and follows scoundrel Kay Vess seeking freedom and a new life.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The actor has also played several scoundrels in Romancing the Stone (1984), L.A. Confidential (1997), and Heist (2001).
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 21 July 2025
Royal is a scoundrel, but Hackman finds his way to some really lovely moments: boyishly teasing Anjelica Huston’s Etheline about the old times or quietly consoling Chas about his really rough year.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
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“Scoundrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoundrel. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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