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Recent Examples of padroneInstead, much of this awkward English-language period piece focuses on peasants’ struggle to overthrow padrone control just after the First World War.—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
The work stoppage has spurred social media complaints of long lines, closures and delays from patrons on costly ski trips.
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2025
Israel's strategy of attrition shows signs of success, demonstrated by the destruction of Hamas' leadership and infrastructure in Gaza, as well as the implosion of both Hezbollah and its primary patron in the Near East—the Assad regime.
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