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Recent Examples of camarilla
Russia does not have institutions so much as a camarilla of oligarchs around the leader.
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Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camarilla
Noun
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And nothing suggests a cabal like the news story du jour.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
19 July 2025
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Many of them had been mired in the labyrinth of QAnon — a conspiracy theory that among other things alleges a powerful cabal of elite pedophiles controls the government — ever since Q, the anonymous persona behind the conspiracy first began posting three years earlier in 2017.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN Money,
16 July 2025
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Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
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In November, Vaillant was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 4.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Kingston will receive his sentence on Aug. 28, just under five months after he and his 63-year-old mother were found guilty of four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
24 July 2025
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The investigations lead Nikki to secret deals between the U.S. Navy and the camorra, a syndicate of organized crime families in Naples.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Sep. 2024
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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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Like other cybercrime cartels, DragonForce locks down a system so the company can’t do payroll or work its registers, then demands ransom, typically in bitcoin, to unlock the files.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 July 2025
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She was asked about the documents on Tuesday during a press conference about the Trump administration's efforts to combat drug cartels.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Created by Megan Park, who will also direct and executive produce, Sterling Point is described as an ensemble drama with comedy and heart about sisterhood, nature vs nurture, complicated family dynamics, and grief.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 July 2025
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Ditch the obligatory candlelit dinners and cheesy cards, and instead, embrace the spirit of sisterhood with these uniquely Austin events.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Despite not actually being in a sorority, Belly participates and even matches Taylor in a shirt bearing her sorority's letters.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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Though there are still active hoax sites, searching Lenie’s name on Google today will yield smiling photos on her sorority’s Instagram page and her charity work providing food to hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Karla Perez,
Hartford Courant,
18 July 2025
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“Camarilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camarilla. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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