crony
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But some worry that Russian-style crony capitalism could be on the menu instead.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
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
Does that old-school Logan crony harbor a vendetta against the family after Logan fired him and replaced him with Roman?
From Salon ● May 27, 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
But he was also as much a friend as Alliser Thome could boast, and a crony of sorts with Janos Slynt, however briefly.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The world will be a better place when statesmen and their cronies routinely submit their strategic brainstorms to an LLM, free of wishful thinking or tunnel vision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Some of the factories were owned by Hasina's cronies, who have since fled.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
"Circle of cronies" sounds like the kind of language Washington used to describe Noriega's government in the 1980s.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
Its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is in prison, along with a couple of his cronies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
‘Ay, Jefe,’” Tlo Pepe crooned to imitate the cronies.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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Born a Crime
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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And Then There Were None
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