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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for padrone
Noun
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The innkeeper seemed uncomfortable at seeing him, and Craint held up a hand in reassurance.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Goss moved to Hot Springs to work as the hotel’s innkeeper, taking in the town’s clean air and natural beauty, while his parents lived a few miles outside town in a tiny home perched on a hill.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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While some patrons are sad to see longtime purveyors leave, the response has mostly been positive, Gallup said.Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
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Unlike most late fall festivals, Thessaloniki in Northern Greece regularly draws packed crowds of passionate and youthful patrons, largely thanks to the city’s significant student population.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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In some areas of the city, anti-Hezbollah officials have refused to open up state schools and urged landlords not to host Shiites for fear of harboring someone with Hezbollah links and drawing Israeli fire.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Months earlier, the city — in an effort to crack down on negligent landlords and boost inspections — proposed an amendment to revamp its rules for regulating rental properties.Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Padrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padrone. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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