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Recent Examples of banditry
Robin quickly and viscerally dispatches his foe, before going up against a larger swath of enemies who are targeting his former partner-in-banditry Little John (played by Bill Skarsgård).
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
In the northwest, criminal banditry has taken root in areas where state presence is thin.
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Yusuf Tuggar,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
In parts of the country, violent attacks, kidnappings and banditry shadow daily life.
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Vanessa Offiong,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
In Nigeria, for example, states like Borno, Zamfara, and parts of Kaduna and Katsina have experienced ongoing insecurity due to armed insurgent groups and banditry, which can restrict or delay vaccination campaigns.
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Dr. Tunji Funsho,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
In the northwest, criminal banditry has taken root in areas where state presence is thin.
—
Yusuf Tuggar,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
In parts of the country, violent attacks, kidnappings and banditry shadow daily life.
—
Vanessa Offiong,
CNN Money,
19 Dec. 2025
In Nigeria, for example, states like Borno, Zamfara, and parts of Kaduna and Katsina have experienced ongoing insecurity due to armed insurgent groups and banditry, which can restrict or delay vaccination campaigns.
—
Dr. Tunji Funsho,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banditry
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For years, stakeholders, including UK soccer channel Sky Sports, England’s Premier League professional soccer league, and the world’s largest European soccer streamer, DAZN, blamed Fire Sticks for a lot of streaming piracy.
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After that, the Memorandum of Understanding invites Iran to commit piracy by charging ships to transit the strait.
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In the first weeks of the war, the Syrian military sent reinforcements to the border with Lebanon, which officials said aimed to stop cross-border weapons smuggling or any spillover of the conflict.
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Video allegedly shows clerk ripping up ballots Randy Stith, former Hempstead Board of Education president, said video and photos show the school district clerk smuggling absentee ballots for the incumbent candidate.
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At least four people have been killed as violence and looting spread across the country, Reuters reported.
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Last year, the NCMM received 113 Benin Bronzes from the Netherlands—the largest single return of Benin antiquities directly linked to the 1897 British looting, according to the commission.
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If his decades-long track record is any indication, Sanders would be inclined to make excuses for our adversaries and look on the bright side of their repression and rapine.
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There is no question about the general philosophy that underlay this great act of public pillage and economic rapine.
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“Banditry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banditry. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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