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Dillinger

American  
[dil-in-jer] / ˈdɪl ɪn dʒər /

noun

  1. John, 1902–34, U.S. bank robber and murderer.


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Still, Paul Dillinger, Levi's head of global design innovation, thinks more creative repairs will win them over as they pick up more skills.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Those who have seen “Tron” will recognize that Julian’s suit resembles that of Sark, the villainous program written by Ed Dillinger, who led the original film’s Master Control Program army.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025

Joseph Edwards wrote President Franklin Roosevelt to assert that Dillinger robbed banks merely from the outside; bankers themselves robbed them from the inside.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2024

“A bill like that is dead as Dillinger, so why debate it? It’s not going to happen.”

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024

They would conduct the biggest manhunt since the Dillinger case, they said.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

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