mugging

Worse, all of this mugging business reminds Ross of when he was mugged as a child.
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Van Straubenzee had been talking to Prince Harry on his mobile when the mugging happened at about 7.15pm in Albert Bridge Road.
Man Found Guilty of Mugging Harry's Friend|Tom Sykes|August 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They are almost always closer to mugging and burlesque than to acting.
Cindy Sherman, Actor and Clown|Blake Gopnik|February 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was Harry who was on the other end of the line when the mugging took place, and Harry heard the attack unfold as it happened.
Prince Harry’s Return to London: Nightclub Photos, Stolen BlackBerry|Tom Sykes|December 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Because he overheard the mugging taking place, Harry was required to report the crime and also give a police statement.
Prince Harry’s Return to London: Nightclub Photos, Stolen BlackBerry|Tom Sykes|December 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Spent the whole morning at the Brera, mugging up these old Italian Johnnies.
The Travelling Companions|F. Anstey
The shotgun squad keeps the riots, the mugging, and all the humbug out.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
His success at school in athletics and the studies which he cared about “mugging” at had not tended to decrease these qualities.
The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship|Margaret Burnham
Perhaps I have been mugging it up as a preliminary to coming out here.
The Sign of the Spider|Bertram Mitford
I've been mugging up that beastly drill, and can't remember a line of it.
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