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Recent Examples of padrone
Instead, much of this awkward English-language period piece focuses on peasants’ struggle to overthrow padrone control just after the First World War.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for padrone
Noun
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There's Mary and Joseph and an innkeeper, but there's also a whole chorus of angels, a barn of animals, and four babies playing baby Jesus on a rotation.—
Sophie Carson,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The application opened in December and will remain open until the nonprofit finds its innkeepers.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
7 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Since many courses and clubs actually require patrons to wear collared shirts, spectators tend to follow this rule, too.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this year, Jack's teased the launch with a mouth-watering video on social media featuring the bowl's savory ingredients asking patrons to guess the new item.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Among the landlords raking it in are palm oil-and-construction magnate Gooi Seong Lim, whose Crescendo has netted $137 million since 2023 from selling over 40 hectares of land to companies such as Microsoft, which in turn has earmarked $2.2 billion for its Malaysian data center projects.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Related Articles Inside the conflict brewing in a rural Colorado county over where to store dead bodies After a Loveland woman died, her landlord charged $5,000 for breaking the lease.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Padrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padrone. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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