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robber

[rob-er] / ˈrɒb ər /


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"Ludicrously, one of their concerns was that the robber was a 'customer'."

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

This was the age of robber barons like John D. Rockefeller, whose Standard Oil was a business “trust” comprising dozens of companies in numerous vertically linked industries.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Government and private money are flowing in quantities that would make a Gilded Age robber baron blush.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Previous fictions have deemed Agnes a cradle robber or a shrew or the Bard’s secret co-writer.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

“You look like a bank robber, man,” I said to him.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers




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