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Noun
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An hour ago, the stocky British actor best known on these shores for playing tough guys and gangsters was on a morning talk show, after having chatted with Jimmy Fallon the previous evening.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2025 -
Plus, the coffers of gangsters will rise.—
Walter E Block,
Orange County Register,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Middle East is a region of tyrants, from Iran to Saudi Arabia.—
John Feffer,
Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2024
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The greatest of all tyrants thunders onto screen in this thrilling story of fossil discovery by three young boys.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
8 Dec. 2024
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But from the onset, the second-oldest republic in the Western Hemisphere after the United States was beset by armed conflict, foreign interventions, repressive dictators, political violence, and heads of state whose personal ambitions and desire for power fanned instability and revolts.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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This was home to one of the most secretive dictators in the world, and now Syrians who were terrified to say anything about him are freely wandering around what was once his living room.—
Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The next big bad in Jared Leto's motley crew of sinister screen villains has finally been announced.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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Cultural differences of the region, like a vast foaming, bubbling cauldron, spit out heroes and villains, legends and lore.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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If not, aggressive autocrats around the world could learn that violating the sovereignty of weaker neighbors pays off.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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And the courts, one of our best places to fight these autocrats, could quickly run out of money.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Education and Justice departments, two of the top agencies named as defendants in the lawsuit, did not immediately return a request for comment.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2025
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The defendants reference Akeem Daniels, et al.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Enforcers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforcers. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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