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a criminal who attacks and steals from travelers and who is often a member of a group of criminals
They were two of the most famous bandits of the 19th century.
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Recent Examples of bandits
Several warring factions exist within the Zone, as well as lone bandits and stalkers.
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Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
There were also potential issues at Pangong Lake, the location where the bandits are carried by the elephants and find the Mystic in a tree.
—Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
The film takes place partly in that sunny hospital and partly in impossible locations where the story of a group of bandits out for revenge leads them to travel the world.
—Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
Another involves three nuns who ventured from Mission Santa Barbara to bring food and Bibles to local Native Americans more than a century ago, then were were robbed and killed by highway bandits.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Colossal Cave has a long history of use, including by Indigenous people, early explorers and even as a hideout for bandits.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
There were also potential issues at Pangong Lake, the location where the bandits are carried by the elephants and find the Mystic in a tree.
—Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
The film takes place partly in that sunny hospital and partly in impossible locations where the story of a group of bandits out for revenge leads them to travel the world.
—Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
Another involves three nuns who ventured from Mission Santa Barbara to bring food and Bibles to local Native Americans more than a century ago, then were were robbed and killed by highway bandits.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Colossal Cave has a long history of use, including by Indigenous people, early explorers and even as a hideout for bandits.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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