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Recent Examples of camorra
The investigations lead Nikki to secret deals between the U.S. Navy and the camorra, a syndicate of organized crime families in Naples.
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
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
Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for camorra
Noun
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Russia does not have institutions so much as a camarilla of oligarchs around the leader.—
Robert D. Kaplan,
WSJ,
23 Mar. 2018
Noun
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Jones, now 22, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, conspiracy and two weapons offenses.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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But last week, the company was declared a transnational criminal organization by United States authorities, and Chen was charged in absentia in New York with money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy, along with several associates.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The confederacy of tribes was pressured into ceding lands to the state of New York, and further displaced by ensuing frontier settlement.—
Matthew Smith,
The Conversation,
20 Oct. 2025
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Many people believe the confederacy influenced the drafters of the U.S. Constitution.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Epps plays Chicago gang leader and lead character Malik, with Khalifa as 2wo-3ree, the confident and volatile leader of Malik’s young crew.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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One of her Afghan neighbors was recently murdered by a gang in his bedroom, with his son watching.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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The administration has not publicly released a legal framework for the operations, relying instead on policy arguments about overdose deaths and cartel violence.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The White House, meanwhile, defended the new military offensive, stating that Trump is simply following through on his promises to combat cartels and, in doing so, is providing more transparency than past presidents.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Six are former members of China’s apex Central Military Commission (CMC), the tiny cabal led by Xi who wields the greatest power over the PLA.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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He's also obsessed with joining a secret white supremacist cabal known as the Christmas Adventurers Club (yes, really).—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Sep. 2025
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The new series assembles 10 housewives from across the continent for what producers are calling a celebration of Pan-African sisterhood and glamor.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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The co-creators say the show aims to ignite a confidence revolution, proving that the power of sisterhood can uplift, inspire, and rebuild from the inside out.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has disabled more than 2,500 Starlink devices in and around scam centers in Myanmar, following warnings from activists that mainly Chinese syndicates were using the technology to defraud people worldwide.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jones confidential info about Player 3’w medical condition for the February 9, 2023 and January 15, 2024 games and leaked that info to co-conspirators in the gambling syndicate.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Camorra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camorra. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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