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old-boy network

[ohld-boi] / ˈoʊldˈbɔɪ /


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He’s part of the old-boy network that works to protect companies like DuPont.

From Washington Times • Nov. 20, 2019

Patsy Cline, who died in a plane crash the year before Parton got to town, had recently challenged the industry’s old-boy network, in which women almost never headlined shows.

From The Guardian • Jun. 25, 2017

No other college combines the intimate academic setting and broad curriculum of a LAC with a potent old-boy network.

From Economist • Oct. 29, 2015

In a January white paper, the airline coalition detailed how the old-boy network in the three gulf city-states intertwines government with the airlines.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2015

He dresses old school — white shirt, tie and dark suit — but he has contempt for the old-boy network of fat cats and corrupt city officials who tug law enforcement in their favor.

From New York Times • May 27, 2015




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