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Noun
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New threats emerge, including a ruthless new villain (Bill Skarsgård) and a blind assassin from Wick’s past, played by Donnie Yen in a standout performance.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
6 June 2025 -
Nicholas Hoult plays the film’s villain, the megalomaniac super-genius Lex Luthor.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
5 June 2025
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In reality, Phil was more interested in calling all of us sinners to forge a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
26 May 2025
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His tenure was short-lived, however: within a year, he was declared a sinner and imprisoned by another Acholi prophet: Joseph Kony.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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In the early days of the Trump Administration, Kirk’s case was pursued in a rhetorical climate of law and order in which wrongdoers would be held accountable.—
Mike Fox,
Oc Register,
12 May 2025
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Harmonies abound as Elliott and Aaliyah take turns bemoaning the wrongdoer, culminating in a double-time shakedown from Da Brat. 52.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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When Elsbeth sits in on a rehearsal, she’s first dismayed by the script’s accusations of evidence planting, then delighted to see Mateo (probably her favorite perp to date), and finally, puzzled by how much the actors openly loathe their director.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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The prejudiced perp took off on foot in an unknown direction.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Polish media have also reported on his connections to gangsters and the world of prostitution.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
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Historically speaking, a half-Mexican woman isn’t usually the first in line to write a story about a violently ambitious gangster, which is what excited me most about it.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
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Teresa’s husband, Sergio, was murdered by the mobster Enrico Vigilante—someone authorities stopped trying to find due to internal politics.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
3 June 2025
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In high school, his best friend was Al Capone Jr., the Chicago mobster’s son.—
Julia M. Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Summit, June 10 Image So Far Gone by Jess Walter Rhys Kinnick, a journalist and a recluse, is living off the grid in the woods near Spokane, Wash., when his grandchildren are kidnapped by thugs.—
Laura Thompson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Everything changes, however, when two thugs come to visit and promptly beat the ever-loving heck out of Hank at the front door.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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“Gallows bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallows%20bird. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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