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The theft takes Louie and Nick to Palermo, where Franco Nero appears briefly as the Mafia don who owns the manuscript.
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Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Mayor Rudy Giuliani took down the Mafia, saved New York City, comforted the nation following 9/11, and served in countless other ways to improve the lives of others.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Our president follows the business model of the Mafia underworld, which is extortion.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Longing for freedom, Violet finds an opportunity to embezzle money from the Mafia and the pair navigate the tricky waters of how to get away with it.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Mayor Rudy Giuliani took down the Mafia, saved New York City, comforted the nation following 9/11, and served in countless other ways to improve the lives of others.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Our president follows the business model of the Mafia underworld, which is extortion.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Longing for freedom, Violet finds an opportunity to embezzle money from the Mafia and the pair navigate the tricky waters of how to get away with it.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Mafia
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“The Mafia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Mafia. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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