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camarilla

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Definition of camarilla

as in cabal

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Recent Examples of camarilla Russia does not have institutions so much as a camarilla of oligarchs around the leader. — Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018

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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
That has also launched Chey into a high-profile cabal of tech executives prominently featured on his Instagram under the handle papatonybear.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

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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

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In 2009, Bourke was convicted of conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for engaging in a scheme with Kozeny to bribe Azerbaijan government officials, spending a year and one day in prison starting in 2013.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 July 2026
Federal prosecutors charged him with bribery, conspiracy and unauthorized computer access, and Dwyer ultimately pleaded guilty.

— David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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The killing sparked nationwide unrest, with cartel members erecting highway blockades and setting fire to vehicles and buildings across 20 Mexican states.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
His ability to make bodies disappear brings him opportunities and peril as circumstances lead to employment by a cartel operator.

— Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 July 2026

Definition of cartel

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Fraternity members at Stanford, and other schools that adopt CFBPA fraternities, aren’t required to pay any dues—in contrast to many fraternities and sororities.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026
All four were seniors at Pepperdine’s Seaver College of Liberal Arts and members of the Alpha Phi sorority.

— City News Service, Daily News, 27 July 2026

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