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bandits

noun

plural of bandit

as in pirates

a criminal who attacks and steals from travelers and who is often a member of a group of criminals They were two of the most famous bandits of the 19th century.

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Recent Examples of bandits Sardinian bandits sometimes fought back with their own sense of justice, settling matters through raids, kidnappings, and violence. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026 Instead, most are romantic stories about young lovers separated by fate, and the rest are swashbuckling adventures full of bandits and pirates. — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026 The movie is understood to follow a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who use the cover of a torrential thunderstorm to rob and terrorize the occupants of a small town. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026 Fantastical adventures ensue as the pair encounter a mysterious woman, Alexandra, who has lost her son, along with coyotes, bandits, and some pretty big secrets. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026 Deportees from the United States are especially vulnerable to robbery and kidnapping because gangs and bandits assume that their families can pay larger ransoms. — Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026 There are dogs, bandits, romances, political revolutions, philosophical debates. — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 16 June 2026 Joined by her hapless but loyal classmate Curtis Mehlberg (Jacob Tremblay), Prue navigates a world of talking animals, bandits, and powerful figures driven by grief and ambition. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 May 2026 In the movie, Furiosa is taken from her idyllic home by bandits and grows up shuttled between psychopath Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and warlord Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme). — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

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The age of sail, when pirates like Johnny Depp’s fictional Jack Sparrow roamed the seven seas, ended about 200 years ago.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Eight pages later, Leucippe has to fake her own beheading to escape from pirates.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026

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For several years, security experts have been warning against posting screenshots or photos of boarding passes on social media, as online scammers and thieves have been able to extract significant personal information from them.

— Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
When the legitimate truck arrived, the cargo thieves had already left with the bourbon.

— Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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