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Recent Examples of muggerThe Promethean is a triumphant calling, not a mugger in an underpass.—James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 The heartless subway mugger who slashed and badly wounded a woman on an empty Manhattan train car will stay locked up following his arrest late last week.—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025 The story documented the stabbing death of a 24-year-old father of two who was attacked by an armed mugger outside a casino in the city’s upscale Knightsbridge neighborhood.—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2025 Will Death Wish inspire an actual vigilante to murder muggers?—Andrew Tobias, Vulture, 7 July 2025 But even when not directly tied to a mob, Tucci played tough guys and enforcers on both sides of the law, from muggers and thieves (Beethoven, Undercover Blues), to cops and district attorneys (The Feud, Kiss of Death) to straight-up killers (The Pelican Brief, Jury Duty).—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors say the robbery took between six and seven minutes, and the robbers were unarmed but threatened guards with the angle grinders.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
This marks the first attempt at bringing to the screen the fictional island of Catan — a place where settlers must navigate bountiful and varied landscapes, shifting alliances, and limited resources, while robbers roam the land.
But while our bodies can develop immunity to viruses, even the savviest of travelers can fall victim to pickpockets on their travels.
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Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
Afterwards, walk through the dazzling Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, pausing to admire the glass dome and beautiful mosaic floors (but beware of pickpockets).
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