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The scene is known for the passing of power and love between the Mafia don and his son Michael.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
Into the 1980s, historians note, they were often controlled by the Mafia.
—Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024
The main theory investigators pursued was that the Mafia killed Hoffa to prevent him from disclosing mob infiltration of the Teamsters, including its tapping into the union's pension fund to finance its rackets.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Like the Mafia, the Sherzai and Karzai families control economic and political favors throughout the province.
—Michael O'Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2010
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
Into the 1980s, historians note, they were often controlled by the Mafia.
—Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024
The main theory investigators pursued was that the Mafia killed Hoffa to prevent him from disclosing mob infiltration of the Teamsters, including its tapping into the union's pension fund to finance its rackets.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Like the Mafia, the Sherzai and Karzai families control economic and political favors throughout the province.
—Michael O'Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2010
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 27 Jul. 2024.
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