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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.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
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In September, sheriff’s deputies in South Carolina charged Nathaniel Drayton, a coach of the post-grad Hardeeville Vikings, with defrauding players and innkeepers after multiple hotels evicted the team for not paying.Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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The application opened in December and will remain open until the nonprofit finds its innkeepers.Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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His patron, and his nemesis, is the Philadelphia blueblood industrialist played by Guy Pearce.Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 3 Dec. 2024
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The rebels have Damascus in their sights, and the ability of Assad's forces to repel them — with their patrons Russia and Iran bogged down by other conflicts — suddenly seems uncertain.Ivana Saric, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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The project was redeveloped by the Aurora and William Gottlieb firms, which have been among the most active landlords in the neighborhood.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Faced with the upcoming departures of big tenants including HSBC and Clifford Chance, the east London landlord is seeking to reinvent itself by building more apartments and providing more entertainment and leisure offerings.Robert Olsen, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Padrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padrone. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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