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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A gang of local ruffians was passing by and, when they saw what was happening, became infuriated against Richard Baxter.
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Everyone who has one insists he has a weapon only to defend his family from outside ruffians.
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Having savored victory, the ruffians moved on to attack the homes of well-known abolitionists in the neighborhood.
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He ran away from the fearsome ruffian .
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It's run by that old ruffian , Chatterton.
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Men who made passes at her were not rude ruffians but agents of evil river spirits.
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The three ruffians pummelled me, banging my head against the wooden slats.