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The story follows former police officer Thakur Baldev Singh, who enlists two small-time rogues — the charismatic Veeru and introspective Jai — to capture the notorious dacoit Gabbar Singh, who terrorizes the village of Ramgarh.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2025
New York City Police arrested him in 2025 for petit larceny, a misdemeanor for small-time theft.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 13 June 2025
But these are small-time measures compared with getting us off the rare earth addiction, something so strategically important.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 June 2025
For back-to-back nights, more than 45,000 fans packed the Big A to see the Savannah Bananas — a team born from a small-time collegiate summer team that became a tour de force that has forever changed baseball.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 June 2025
New York City Police arrested him in 2025 for petit larceny, a misdemeanor for small-time theft.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 13 June 2025
But these are small-time measures compared with getting us off the rare earth addiction, something so strategically important.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 June 2025
For back-to-back nights, more than 45,000 fans packed the Big A to see the Savannah Bananas — a team born from a small-time collegiate summer team that became a tour de force that has forever changed baseball.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-time. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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