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muggers

noun

plural of mugger

as in robbers

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Noun

The robbers have ordered the victims to unlock their cellphones, and have fled on foot after taking the phones.

— Dylan Olsen, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Police say the robbers took $50 from one of the chicken stand workers, and $60 from the other.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of robbers

Noun

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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Their disappearance was discovered only two hours later, when tourists stumbled upon two Antonello paintings, apparently abandoned by the assailants, leaning against the museum fence.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of assailants

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One Arab American man later recalled that his great-grandfather, who pursued a similar route, never made it to the Midwest—his train was stopped by a group of bandits from Mexico who forced the passengers to hand over their belongings.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
The train was sitting just outside a depot in Memphis when the bandits made their move.

— Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of bandits

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The last major flare-up came in July, when about 10 attackers opened fire and threw pipe bombs at soldiers at a security checkpoint in Narathiwat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
The bigger concern was how Madrid looked once their three most dangerous attackers were on the pitch.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of attackers

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Internally at the studios, copyright divisions spend their energy targeting larger criminal operations enabling these digital pirates — the hives sharing and disseminating premium content.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Eight pirates, believed to be members of a group previously involved in the hijacking of the M/V Sward on April 26, took the vessel toward the coast near Garmaal in Puntland’s Dangoroyo district.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of pirates

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