Thesaurus / crony
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Much of the money went in kickbacks to cronies and Marcos Sr.
FERDINAND MARCOS JR.'S VAGUE APPROACH TO THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY IS MAKING INVESTORS NERVOUSCHAD DE GUZMAN / MANILAMAY 13, 2022TIMEYou need to multiply the crime that Sergei discovered by 1,000 to begin to appreciate how much has been stolen by Putin and his cronies.
FOR PUTIN, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY—AND I LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAYBILL BROWDERAPRIL 12, 2022TIMEAlthough touted as reforms, the disputed laws were seen by protesters as Modi’s sacrifice of the interests of ordinary farmers for the benefit his capitalist cronies.
INDIA'S FARMERS HAVE FORCED MODI TO RETREAT BUT HE WILL BE BACK, WITH MORE RELIGIOUS POLARIZATIONDEBASISH ROY CHOWDHURYNOVEMBER 24, 2021TIMEHistory is littered with cities that took on either general debt or project debt to build something, and that money then ended up in the pockets of mayors and alderman and unions and cronies.
AMERICA'S CITIES ARE IN CRISIS. THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO RAISE DEBT TO SAVE THEMSELVESZACHARY KARABELLFEBRUARY 11, 2021TIMECohen and his cronies always make sure that it’s socially acceptable to laugh at his American targets.
YOU SHOULD SIDE WITH BORAT’S VICTIMS, NOT MOCK THEMSONNY BUNCHOCTOBER 30, 2020WASHINGTON POSTPerhaps more interesting than the straight-up fraud perpetrated by King and his cronies is the history of the entire country of Liberia.
THE STORY BEHIND THE MOST FRAUDULENT ELECTION IN HISTORYPOPSCI STAFFOCTOBER 28, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCE"God bless me, crony; we ought to do these fine things and yet stay Catholics," cried the jeweller.
CATHERINE DE' MEDICIHONORE DE BALZACHe had known something of the Erringtons for many years, having been a crony of old Maxfield's once upon a time.
A CHARMING FELLOW, VOLUME II (OF 3)FRANCES ELEANOR TROLLOPEI think every family should have a dog; it is like having a perpetual baby; it is the plaything and crony of the whole house.
SPARE HOURSJOHN BROWNIt is something that happened to—Tom Wyld, an old crony of mine out on the other side.
A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN AND HIS FAMILYMRS. (MARGARET) OLIPHANTWORDS RELATED TO CRONY
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