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Recent Examples of ruffian And then there was Post Malone, the rapping, rocking everyman who has replaced Kid Rock as America’s favorite ruffian. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024 Read More: Fans React to Beyoncé's New Album Cowboy Carter Once seen as ruffians and pushed to the outskirts of Victorian society, cowboys were reinvented as rugged cultural heroes in the American consciousness in the early 20th century through dime novels, rodeos, movies, and more. TIME, 12 Apr. 2024 The building, erected in 1915 as the Rieger Hotel, served traveling salesmen, railroad ruffians and gangsters in the early 20th Century. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024 And America’s democratic allies, who well understand the importance of U.S. democratic leadership to the global cause of freedom, have been badly shaken by the images of ruffians rampaging through the world’s most powerful democratic assembly Get unlimited access to all Foreign Affairs. Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2021 See all Example Sentences for ruffian 
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Noun
  • Although the new government seems willing to listen to Alawite concerns, there’s a lingering resentment, with many pointing to the community’s complicity in torture and war crimes — whether in the security services or gangs of thugs known as the shabiha — over the 14 years of the conflict.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • There was a time, not long ago, when men who lifted weights for fun were seen as either thugs or narcissists.
    Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • His affinity for wrestling villains, or heels, adds another layer to his potential return.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
  • His villains include both Presidents Bush; his heroes stretch back to William McKinley but include Richard Nixon, who raised tariffs in response to low-cost manufacturing from Asia, and, Lighthizer insists, Ronald Reagan.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The only difference is that instead of Cuban casinos, today's criminals use mixing services and cross-chain bridges.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • This legislation is a common-sense solution to protect property owners, hold criminals accountable and restore faith in the rule of law.
    Ryan Nawrocki, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • At least 49 businesses have been robbed so far in the spree, according to the United Bodegas of America (UBA) trade group, which is offering a $5,000 bounty on the bandits.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Several warring factions exist within the Zone, as well as lone bandits and stalkers.
    Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The bag has lots of money in it, the stranger is a violent gangster and Mady is soon on the run himself with a whole gang of bad guys after him.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The selection continues its genre focus with the Norwegian body horror The Ugly Stepsister, Turkish political thriller Confidante, and Taiwanese gangster narrative Silent Sparks.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The port quickly became successful, attracting pirates, including the infamous Blackbeard, who used the island’s geography to launch surprise attacks on passing ships.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In the finale, the kids are able to contact the New Republic to warn them about the pirates, and permanently drop the barrier around the planet, revealing the existence of At Attin for the first time to the rest of the galaxy.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Peter and Rose are then tossed into a world of conspiracy involving White House officials, a metro bombing, assassins, the vice president's daughter, and Peter's own father — who, according to official record, was a traitor to his country.
    Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The assassins were working for Gordon Wick (Ben Cotton), the real culprit behind the DC Metro bombing along with Vice President Redfield (Christopher Shyer).
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • He’s tasked with mentoring a crack team of young detectives to hunt down an elusive gang of thieves that has been running circles around law enforcement.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Early on Saturday morning, thieves blew open the door of the Drents Museum in the Netherlands and stole priceless gold artifacts, including an ancient, crown-like helmet on loan from a Bucharest museum for a traveling exhibit, reports NL Times.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 27 Jan. 2025

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