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Recent Examples of small-time
Brian Tyree Henry delivers a powerhouse performance as Ray Driscoll, a man posing as a DEA agent to rob small-time drug dealers, all while carrying the weight of past trauma and present survival.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Mar. 2025
In both Lock, Stock and Snatch, Statham (in true Guy Ritchie fashion) plays a small-time criminal who gets caught up in big-time trouble.
—Rebecca Pahle, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
An energetic, violent slice-of-life, the film follows the fraying relationship between small-time gambler Johnny Boy and his best friend, the more responsible Charlie (Harvey Keitel).
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2025
The story follows a pair of friends impersonating U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents to rob small-time drug dealers.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
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Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Mar. 2025
In both Lock, Stock and Snatch, Statham (in true Guy Ritchie fashion) plays a small-time criminal who gets caught up in big-time trouble.
—Rebecca Pahle, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
An energetic, violent slice-of-life, the film follows the fraying relationship between small-time gambler Johnny Boy and his best friend, the more responsible Charlie (Harvey Keitel).
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2025
The story follows a pair of friends impersonating U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents to rob small-time drug dealers.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for small-time
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Image In Davao, Mr. Duterte remains widely popular, remembered for cracking down on problems like drugs, petty crime and violence.—
Aie Balagtas See,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Where Hub once pursued petty criminals, he’s now charged with rounding up escaped demons by the Devil himself.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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The markets are already speaking: The U.S. dollar now trades for more than 1 million rials, an almost 75 percent increase from a few months ago, making the Iranian currency among the most worthless in the world (in 2015, when Iran last signed a deal with the U.S., the dollar was just 29,500 IRR).—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2025
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For his part, Zelenskyy tried to say that any agreement with Putin was worthless, as Rubio pointed out.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2025
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Much of it has been nickel-and-dime stuff but with some big-name crooks.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2024
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That’s caused the run game to fade and forced Patrick Mahomes to lean more into a nickel-and-dime approach.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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But, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, this isn't a one-horse race.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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But, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, this isn't a one-horse race.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/small-time. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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