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
  • 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
  • Deok-su also has a mystery to solve, a mystery that’s connected to the inn and the innkeeper, played by Kim Min-jung.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Some landlords are now sharply raising rent, even beyond what temporary price gouging protections allow.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • But since Tuesday, some landlords and their agents have raised prices by more than what California law allows.
    Danielle Kaye, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Padrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padrone. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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