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Recent Examples of camorra
The investigations lead Nikki to secret deals between the U.S. Navy and the camorra, a syndicate of organized crime families in Naples.
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
In the struggling city of Naples, stereotyped by other Italians as superstitious and controlled by the camorra, Maradona was received like a homecoming god.
—Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2021
Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
In the struggling city of Naples, stereotyped by other Italians as superstitious and controlled by the camorra, Maradona was received like a homecoming god.
—Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camorra
Noun
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There’s no real evidence of a Chiefs conspiracy to speak of.—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Caught in the crossfire of accusations, 24-year-old intern Elif is drawn into a dangerous game of secrets and lies, finding herself at the heart of an all-absorbing conspiracy.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
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Adams wanted to align the young Republic with Great Britain, while Jefferson favored a confederacy with France.—
Emily Hallas,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Ten migrants, members of a Venezuelan gang, are now being housed at Guantanamo in a part of the prison that previously held members of al Qaeda.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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Police said the attacker was not known to them, he was not connected to any gangs and he was not believed to be acting based on ideological motives.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The oil cartel, which is slated to meet on Monday, has yet to respond to Trump’s request.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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Inside, Captain Spencer antagonizes the cartel members at gunpoint, demanding to know where his son is.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Musk seems to be a minister without a portfolio in charge of some no-goodnik cabal.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Other movies out on Video-On-Demand include: The Order with Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult about an FBI agent tracking down bank robbers who are hitting banks to fund a white supremacist terrorist cabal.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Miss Austen, a new four-part drama launching on the BBC on Sunday and coming to PBS in the U.S. in May, is telling the story from a perspective of sisterhood and sisterly love.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Feb. 2025
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Plan a Galentine’s Day event to show the beauty of sisterhood.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Feb. 2025
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The seemingly simple mission turns deadly when the leader of a notorious crime syndicate becomes hell-bent on claiming the organ.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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Online scam factories – many run by Chinese crime syndicates – have proliferated in Myanmar, which has been riven by a bloody civil war since the military seized power in 2021.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Camorra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camorra. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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