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Recent Examples of camorra
The investigations lead Nikki to secret deals between the U.S. Navy and the camorra, a syndicate of organized crime families in Naples.
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
In the struggling city of Naples, stereotyped by other Italians as superstitious and controlled by the camorra, Maradona was received like a homecoming god.
—Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2021
Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
In the struggling city of Naples, stereotyped by other Italians as superstitious and controlled by the camorra, Maradona was received like a homecoming god.
—Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camorra
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Victoria, 32, was arrested March 6 on charges of solicitation to commit murder and conspiracy to commit murder, according to Clark County inmate records.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Victoria, 32, has been charged with solicitation to commit murder and conspiracy to commit murder.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
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Adams wanted to align the young Republic with Great Britain, while Jefferson favored a confederacy with France.—
Emily Hallas,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Aug. 2024
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The pair had been charged with forming a criminal gang and human trafficking, and Andrew has been charged with rape.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Three men with connections to a Venezuelan gang have been charged after a fatal gunfight broke out at a multiday party at a mountain rental in Pennsylvania, officials said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Justice Department has determined that Chinese firms have supplied the chemicals Mexican cartels use to make the deadly opioid, and Chinese networks are suspected of laundering drug profits.—
Myron Brilliant,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
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These are mostly foreign fraud cartels that prey on unsuspecting clients throughout the world.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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What To Know Several of Russia's influential cabal of military bloggers, often used as indicators of battlefield changes in lieu of official statements from Moscow, reported advances by the Kremlin's troops around Sudzha on Tuesday.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Solana network has periodic shutdowns, and XRP is controlled by a cabal of insiders.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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With a tight circle created by friends and family, the 26-year-old does not hesitate to extend the spirit of sisterhood to those around her.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Your joy, humor, and supportive sisterhood will stay with me forever.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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When, a year later, the organization resurfaces and begins trafficking a new drug called Pink Lady across the Middle East, Khalid must reluctantly join forces with Ghali, the only person with intimate knowledge of the syndicate’s operations.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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With time running out, Khalid reluctantly join forces with Ghali, the only person with intimate knowledge of the syndicate’s operations.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Camorra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camorra. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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