as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
the short, violence-filled life of an inner-city gangsta
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As young George traverses the city, the viewer glimpses many things that actually happened, including the catastrophic flooding of a Tube station being used as a shelter and the destruction of nightclub Café de Paris, later looted by a crew of thugs led by Stephen Graham’s Albert.Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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But just as ruthless gang leader Mason (Mekhi Phifer) and his thugs arrive to tie up their loose ends, Shaw rescues her.Courtney Howard, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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The crime thriller, distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films, follows Neeson as an aging gangster who attempts to reconnect with his children and rectify his past mistakes.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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California For Subscribers Kidnapping, extortion and OnlyFans: How a mother escaped a gangster’s plot July 22, 2024 Later that day, prosecutors allege, Warren returned to Woodland Hills.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Greg Rucka and Eduardo (100 Bullets) Risso craft a soul-slicing tale of the far end of honor among criminals.Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The department sent the sample to the national DNA database, known as CODIS, which law enforcement agencies often use to connect known criminals to unsolved crimes.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Also key in the Nightmare voice cast was Broadway veteran Page, who was the speaking and singing voice of the movie’s main villain Oogie Boogie.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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In Black Ops 2 (2012) and Black Ops Cold War (2020), the player can make choices that allow critical characters to live or die, nuke countries, and let the villains win or lose.Cade Onder, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
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