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pillagers

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plural of pillager

as in robbers

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Set in 1935, amidst the Great Depression, Season 2 revolves around the bloody massacre of the Bradley Gang, a group of bank robbers who stop in Derry to buy ammo and end up facing unimaginable horror.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Several other law enforcement vehicles then pulled up with their lights and sirens activated, and the would-be robbers ran off.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

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The raiders’ prisoners are saved by Titus, a young man on a mysterious quest of his own, but once Bria is freed from captivity, Titus leaves her to fend for herself in the wilderness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Known as the Danegeld, it was collected to pay Viking raiders to leave England alone.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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Internally at the studios, copyright divisions spend their energy targeting larger criminal operations enabling these digital pirates — the hives sharing and disseminating premium content.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Eight pirates, believed to be members of a group previously involved in the hijacking of the M/V Sward on April 26, took the vessel toward the coast near Garmaal in Puntland’s Dangoroyo district.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

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