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Noun
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However, a small spatter of blood on the outside of the box could potentially be the perp’s.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
24 Jan. 2025 -
Now, when someone tries to unlock your phone, Bitdefender will silently send you a picture of the perp.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
14 Jan. 2025
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The company entices the criminal to click on a tracking link, which provides information about their location.—
Rachel Hale,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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There were radicals, activists, intellectuals as well as common criminals, the usual power brokers, and always a mob lurking in the background.—
Phil Terrana,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
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Reeves is John Wick, but that doesn't mean that the world that is currently being built around the famed assassin doesn't have others that could act as de facto John Wick.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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In his presentation on Monday, Hochman drew a parallel between the Menendez case and the case of Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Robert Kennedy.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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The gunman found the judge's address, pictures of her house and vehicle information online.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Vaughn was standing on the sidewalk shortly after 1:30 p.m. when the Nissan pulled up and at least two gunmen got out and opened fire with semi-automatic weapons, according to the complaint.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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He was also charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a weapon and ammunition.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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He has also been charged with domestic violence and being a felon in possession of a firearm.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Matt Dillon as Bob Hughes, lead junkie bandit of Drugstore Cowboy would also slot right in now, as would the late River Phoenix as conflicted hustler Mike Waters in Idaho.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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Want to try and take on a bandit camp but don’t want to risk dying?—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This keeps malefactors from abusing the service to snoop on private data other than their own.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Jan. 2025
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If not properly secured, OTA updates may be intercepted and altered by malefactors, risking the reliability of the entire system.—
Klaudia Zaika,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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From outlaws to reality TV stars to philanthropists, here are some of the most intriguing North Texas couples: Infamous duos Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are likely the most famous Dallas couple of all.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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Though set in a coastal town, Lorenz’s film possesses all the hallmarks of a classic Western: the steady lawman (Ciarán Hinds), the helpful neighbor (Niamh Cusack), the outlaw friend (Colm Meaney), and the quick-trigger gunslinger (Jack Gleeson).—
Robert Daniels,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Perpetrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrator. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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