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Noun
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Like all Prey thrillers, the reader knows the identity of the perp, who’s introduced in the first pages.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2025 -
However, a small spatter of blood on the outside of the box could potentially be the perp’s.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
24 Jan. 2025
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The film follows an American student (Seberg) in Paris who loves a dangerous criminal (Belmondo) obsessed with Humphrey Bogart.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2025
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The company entices the criminal to click on a tracking link, which provides information about their location.—
Rachel Hale,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This stony assassin may well be orbiting the sun at this very moment, careening down a celestial path that could, one day, intersect with ours.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Police cars arrived within minutes and the assassin was arrested.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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In a press conference on Saturday, Memphis authorities confirmed that investigators believe Walka and the other individual were specifically targeted by the gunmen.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
23 Mar. 2025
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Trump, then a 2024 presidential candidate, held a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, which was cut short after gunman Thomas Crooks opened fire, injuring Trump's right ear and killing an audience member.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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He was also charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a weapon and ammunition.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Jesus Flores, 42, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in December, according to court records.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, the prince has his own group of seven bandits, in which people with dwarfism are represented.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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After the kiss in Snow White, the princess emerges from what was supposed to be her eternal slumber to enlist the seven dwarfs, as well as Jonathan and his fellow bandits to lead an uprising to take down the Evil Queen.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This keeps malefactors from abusing the service to snoop on private data other than their own.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Jan. 2025
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If not properly secured, OTA updates may be intercepted and altered by malefactors, risking the reliability of the entire system.—
Klaudia Zaika,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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From outlaws to reality TV stars to philanthropists, here are some of the most intriguing North Texas couples: Infamous duos Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are likely the most famous Dallas couple of all.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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Though set in a coastal town, Lorenz’s film possesses all the hallmarks of a classic Western: the steady lawman (Ciarán Hinds), the helpful neighbor (Niamh Cusack), the outlaw friend (Colm Meaney), and the quick-trigger gunslinger (Jack Gleeson).—
Robert Daniels,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Perpetrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrator. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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