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camorra

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as in camarilla

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Recent Examples of camorra In the struggling city of Naples, stereotyped by other Italians as superstitious and controlled by the camorra, Maradona was received like a homecoming god. — Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 8 Dec. 2021

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Noun

Russia does not have institutions so much as a camarilla of oligarchs around the leader.

— Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018

Definition of camarilla

Noun

Banks, 33, has pleaded not guilty to five charges, including conspiracy, stalking resulting in death, and murder for hire.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026
Rocha Moya faces federal charges, including narcotics importation conspiracy and possession of machine guns and destructive devices, along with another conspiracy count.

— CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of conspiracy

Noun

July 4 birthed independence but also a dysfunctional confederacy.

— Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
The headstone, a memorial to texans who served the confederacy, was erected in 1964, which is to say the state missed the hundred-year anniversary of the battle itself but did remember to put it up in the year that Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.

— Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Definition of confederacy

Noun

But the law caught up to him, and he was indicted in late 2012 as part of a larger gang takedown.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
The family sat grim-faced and rarely physically reacted to the extensive testimony about gang violence and Tupac Shakur’s doomed trip to Las Vegas.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of gang

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The screenplay alternates between info dumps and basic lines of dialogue delivered stonily by an international cabal of anonymous stuntmen.

— Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Informing your supporters that their problems are the result of a shadowy cabal of billionaire conspirators tends to unleash passions that can be difficult to control.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of cabal

Noun

When he's appointed interim sheriff of a tiny Minnesota town, Ulysses Richardson intervenes in a botched bank robbery, discovering a stash of gold and heavy weapons that belong to a Yakuza crime syndicate.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
No, this a league run by an elite, backroom syndicate where real power-brokers hatch blockbuster moves long before any transaction window officially opens.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of syndicate

Noun

The concept of sisterhood was already inescapable for Cole, who grew up the middle of three sisters, played team sports, and even joined a sorority.

— Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
And more than 90 organizations, including unions, Black fraternities and sororities and voting rights groups, have signed on as official partners.

— Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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