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Recent Examples of camorra
In the struggling city of Naples, stereotyped by other Italians as superstitious and controlled by the camorra, Maradona was received like a homecoming god.
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Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2021
Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camorra
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Francis was arrested in late 2013 and pleaded guilty in 2015 to charges of bribery, conspiracy to commit bribery and conspiracy to defraud the United States.Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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That means more lawsuits, and more distrust in the system as even well-meaning governors and secretaries of state get sucked into the conspiracy machine.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 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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Others were composed of city-states or anchored by large nomadic confederacies.Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2021
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This time, Bronwyn and her husband, Todd, are taking the gang to Palm Springs for their 15th wedding anniversary.Sarah Hagi, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Kamp previously worked as a shift commander, gang enforcement sergeant and homicide detective for the Phoenix Police Department.Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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To name just one example: After an opening act filled with lurid cartel violence, Emilia Pérez gives us a comic number about gender-reassignment surgery.Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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Later this year, the cartel announced a further extension through November.Zack Budryk, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Rumor suggests there was friction when a notorious scam artist and his cabal of armed ex-combatants showed up in Tonu almost two decades ago.Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Still, his most convincing point is that Agatha’s plan to physically outrun an almighty cabal of witches without any powers of her own is the kind of stupid move that usually ends up in a stupid death.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
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If getting arrested was a tradition in the Price household, so was the strength of sisterhood: Dolours remembers her mother’s lifelong devotion to her Aunt Bridie.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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The sisterhood shared between the two creators was apparent.Akili King, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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Harris, who prosecuted transnational criminal gangs during her role as California's attorney general, has pledged to crack down on crime syndicates by continuing to target criminal organizations while, in 2023, Trump pledged to impose the death penalty on human traffickers.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kassar had wheedled an extra $40 million out of a European banking syndicate just so the film could cross the finish line.Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Camorra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camorra. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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