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Recent Examples of gunrunner
Cartels and guerrillas in South America are similarly dependent on border-crossing drug smugglers and gunrunners for the tools of their trade.
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Paul J. Angelo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2020
Her father’s work as a gunrunner and pilot led the British authorities to throw him in jail, weeks after Ms. Mehta was born.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
By shuttling weapons to warlords in Liberia and a dictator in Zaïre, among others, Bout became the most notorious gunrunner of the past quarter century.
—Casey Michel, Foreign Affairs, 20 Sep. 2017
There are brash foreign fighters and humble food drivers and furtive gunrunners and ancient babushkas knitting camouflage ghillie suits in community gyms.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 23 Feb. 2023
The 53-year-old Bout, a gunrunner, was the inspiration behind Nicholas Cage’s character in the 2005 film ‘‘Lord of War’’ and was on the radar of Western intelligence agencies for years before a 2008 Drug Enforcement Administration operation led to his capture.
—Isabelle Khurshudyan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2020
Before World War II, Crabb had a number of exotic jobs, including male model, gunrunner, and spy.
—Emma Barrett and Paul Martin, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2014
That deal was engineered by an Iranian-American gunrunner with ties to the CIA who was not named in the U.S. court documents.
—Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2020
Alan O'Neill, known for playing Irish gunrunner Hugh on FX's Sons of Anarchy, died Wednesday in Los Angeles.
—Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 7 June 2018
Paul J. Angelo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2020
Her father’s work as a gunrunner and pilot led the British authorities to throw him in jail, weeks after Ms. Mehta was born.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
By shuttling weapons to warlords in Liberia and a dictator in Zaïre, among others, Bout became the most notorious gunrunner of the past quarter century.
—Casey Michel, Foreign Affairs, 20 Sep. 2017
There are brash foreign fighters and humble food drivers and furtive gunrunners and ancient babushkas knitting camouflage ghillie suits in community gyms.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 23 Feb. 2023
The 53-year-old Bout, a gunrunner, was the inspiration behind Nicholas Cage’s character in the 2005 film ‘‘Lord of War’’ and was on the radar of Western intelligence agencies for years before a 2008 Drug Enforcement Administration operation led to his capture.
—Isabelle Khurshudyan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2020
Before World War II, Crabb had a number of exotic jobs, including male model, gunrunner, and spy.
—Emma Barrett and Paul Martin, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2014
That deal was engineered by an Iranian-American gunrunner with ties to the CIA who was not named in the U.S. court documents.
—Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2020
Alan O'Neill, known for playing Irish gunrunner Hugh on FX's Sons of Anarchy, died Wednesday in Los Angeles.
—Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 7 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunrunner
Noun
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The coyote became part of the family as McMechan helped raise him with his dog named Duck.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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So much La La Land, not ONE shot of the best coyote in all of pop culture???—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In addition to Hackman's win, the iconic action film — which follows New York City detectives' pursuit of a French drug smuggler — won a total of five Oscars that night, including Best Picture and Best Director for William Friedken.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many of the migrants are coming from China and making their way to The Bahamas, where smugglers take them in boats that moor in the mangroves along South Florida’s waterways before waiting vans pick them up.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Real McCoy line (named after a famous bootlegger of the 1920s) is distilled at Foursquare is more affordable and easier to find but doesn’t skimp on the quality.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
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What eliminated the bootleggers wasn’t more prohibition, but legalization, after all.—
The Editorial Board,
Orange County Register,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Gunrunner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunrunner. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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