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Noun
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There’s also a Nazi villain, a band director from hell and even a Joker.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Also in the Lanterns cast is Ulrich Thomsen as Sinestro, a chief Green Lantern villain of DC Comics; Garret Dillahunt as William Macon, described as a modern cowboy; and Poorna Jagannathan as Zoe, a potential love interest for John.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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Serious sinners and penitents began a public penance on the first day of Lent.—
Chris Sims,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Serious sinners and penitents began a public penance on the first day of Lent.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
13 Feb. 2026
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The trespasser was shouting profanities and throwing water from a plastic bottle, Tahara detailed.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The internet is obsessed with a giant dog trying to show his guarding skills against an unusual trespasser.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Nov. 2025
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He’s talked tough in news conferences about prosecuting child predators, drug traffickers and assorted wrongdoers.—
Dan Sullivan,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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For now, his office is limited to civil actions against wrongdoers and passing information to the receiver and state and federal prosecutors.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Polish authorities said that the perpetrator was from the Middle East but never revealed his identity.—
Elizabeth Flock,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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In lieu of jail time a judge may order the perpetrator to perform community service, which could include receiving counseling, treatment for substance use disorders or mental health issues.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Best button man in the biz.—
Craig Thomas,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2021
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But this was always a fraud issue, not an immigration issue, and the White House wrongly assumed that the perps mostly were in the U.S. without legal permission; on the contrary, most of them were and are U.S. citizens or permanent residents or legal refugees.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Damien orders — which also happens to be the title of de Araújo’s autobiographical segment for The Moth — before dashing after the perp.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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In a new photoshoot for Paper Magazine, the German model ditched her long, chunky blonde layers, in favor of a sleek, retro blowout that served up some serious gangster wife energy.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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In retaliation, gangsters took to the streets to light vehicles and businesses on fire, carjack cars and buses, and cause mayhem across multiple states.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Gallows bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallows%20bird. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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