padrone

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Recent Examples of padrone Instead, 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
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Noun
  • There's Mary and Joseph and an innkeeper, but there's also a whole chorus of angels, a barn of animals, and four babies playing baby Jesus on a rotation.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the last fiscal year, from June 2023 to June 2024, the total revenue was around $381,000, and the innkeeper’s salary was close to $139,000.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Prince Harry's comments come after he and his Sentebale cofounder, Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, announced their unexpected departure as patrons of the charity on March 26.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • According to Gamble, several of the school’s abolitionist patrons likely pushed for her graduation.
    Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The simple answer is landlords don’t have to provide a refrigerator.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Hoyos-Foronda's landlord provided detectives with Hoyos-Foronda's information and picture.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Padrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padrone. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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