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Recent Examples of banditry
In the northwest, criminal banditry has taken root in areas where state presence is thin.
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Yusuf Tuggar, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
In parts of the country, violent attacks, kidnappings and banditry shadow daily life.
—Vanessa Offiong, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
In Nigeria, for example, states like Borno, Zamfara, and parts of Kaduna and Katsina have experienced ongoing insecurity due to armed insurgent groups and banditry, which can restrict or delay vaccination campaigns.
—Dr. Tunji Funsho, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Yusuf Tuggar, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
In parts of the country, violent attacks, kidnappings and banditry shadow daily life.
—Vanessa Offiong, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
In Nigeria, for example, states like Borno, Zamfara, and parts of Kaduna and Katsina have experienced ongoing insecurity due to armed insurgent groups and banditry, which can restrict or delay vaccination campaigns.
—Dr. Tunji Funsho, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banditry
Noun
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Kidd had been commissioned to protect English vessels against pirates and the French, but after taking an Indian ship with an English captain in 1698, he was accused of piracy.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Gulf Arab nations, chief among them the United Arab Emirates, have decried Iran’s control of the strait as akin to piracy.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Is the administration too worried about chip smuggling?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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The story is inspired by true events that saw a Vice Canada editor recruit drug mules for an international cocaine smuggling operation, including out of the media giant’s offices.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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Some start in the 1800s, and others start post-1970 under the UNESCO framework that has outlawed the looting of cultural heritage across the world.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
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The looting report in Haaretz follows several other misconduct complaints against Israeli soldiers in Lebanon.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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If his decades-long track record is any indication, Sanders would be inclined to make excuses for our adversaries and look on the bright side of their repression and rapine.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
25 Feb. 2020
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There is no question about the general philosophy that underlay this great act of public pillage and economic rapine.—
Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
13 Mar. 2013
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“Banditry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banditry. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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