Mafia
Example Sentences
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Palantir was born in 2003 from former founders of PayPal -- known as the PayPal Mafia -- in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
In a new series from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, the tech industry’s most powerful players gather around the Mafia table for an evening of deception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
The minister for agriculture, whose villa has its own footnote in mid-20th-century Mafia history, will continue serving in the Cabinet.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026
Now known as Ye, the US rapper had been due to perform alongside Scott and other artists including The Chainsmokers, Rita Ora and Swedish House Mafia.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
But today he was too insistent, beckoning me like he was some kind of Mafia boss and I was supposed to hustle right over to him.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
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