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muggers

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plural of mugger

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Set in 1935, amidst the Great Depression, Season 2 revolves around the bloody massacre of the Bradley Gang, a group of bank robbers who stop in Derry to buy ammo and end up facing unimaginable horror.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Several other law enforcement vehicles then pulled up with their lights and sirens activated, and the would-be robbers ran off.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of robbers

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Use them on purse and luggage zippers to deter pickpockets, or clip smaller items together, like hair ties, cords, or pouches.

— Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
Think of it like a team of pickpockets, one of which walks up to ask you for directions while the other swipes your wallet.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026

Definition of pickpockets

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Many critics are concerned about warrantless searches, and beyond the reports of law enforcement stalking, there’s risk that third-party assailants could hack into live camera feeds and stored data.

— Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
Even Mexico’s president weighed in, promising to find the assailants.

— Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of assailants

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Armed groups, known as bandits in Nigeria, regularly carry out raids and kidnappings for ransom in the northwest and north-central parts of the country.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
The area was wild and uninhabited, but the bandits moved through it with practiced ease.

— Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of bandits

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In the second incident, the attackers carried out a few more strikes to sink the Don Maca before leaving the scene with the survivors, Cervantes Macías said.

— Michael Rios, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Dutch officials have warned that a high-severity macOS vulnerability that allows attackers to execute malicious code is under active exploitation.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of attackers

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White was briefly granted an exception, but pirates attacked that attempt, stealing his supplies and forcing him back to England.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
In the national consciousness, Blackpool has become a morbid caricature of working-class Britain—a place where binge drinking, violence, and vomit are in view of teacup rides, kids on the beach, and plastic pirates.

— George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

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