crony
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This concern placed the Fed in open conflict with Truman and his Treasury secretary, his crony John Wesley Snyder.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025
But the other one, on its face, is just a 17-second clip featuring present-day Barron greeting UFC founder and Trump crony Dana White at one of his father’s campaign events.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025
Not to mention the still-unfolding allegations in the litigation brought by Noelle Dunphy against Trump crony Rudy Giuliani, who was, for a moment, "America's mayor."
From Salon • May 20, 2023
“I think you should be better in touch with your people instead of being a crony for someone.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2022
“They eat kids?” said Lyra’s other crony, Hugh Lovat, a kitchen boy from St. Michael’s.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing crony
Born a Crime
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And Then There Were None
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