cronies

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The challenge is to strike the right balance—and to convince the public that the government is using its power wisely for the public good, not to favor select cronies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

China's Ministry of Public Security said Thursday it would offer leniency if Chen's cronies turned themselves in.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

In a post on X, he said the Trump administration was "holding the regime and its circle of cronies and companies accountable for its continued crimes".

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

The Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands in Southeast Asia, had long been ruled by a succession of dynasties, out-of-touch with ordinary Filipinos, and their cronies while wealth inequality deepened.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025

“Let’s go,” he says to his cronies, and they shuffle off.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz