cronies

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At the time, Tesla’s seven board seats were held by Musk and four of his cronies, including his brother Kimbal, and SolarCity’s board included Musk and two of his cousins.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Ayandeh was run by regime cronies, The Wall Street Journal earlier reported, and sank under a multibillion-dollar pile of bad loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

While Charles had spent years getting closer to nature, and getting mocked for it, Andrew had been getting closer to Epstein and his cronies.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Some of the factories were owned by Hasina's cronies, who have since fled.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

He looked over to Harry and his cronies.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness