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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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On Thursday, Dong and Nie were arrested at their home in Hacienda Heights and booked on suspicion of pimping, pandering and conspiracy.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Even if few of the wildest conspiracies found material support, his cultural imprint grew only larger.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
14 Feb. 2026
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The conflict escalated into full-scale war between the U.S. Army and a confederacy of tribes led by Miami chief Little Turtle and Shawnee chief Blue Jacket to decide who would keep Ohio.—
Jeff Suess,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Nov. 2025
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Long before settlers came to the Americas, there was a confederacy and governance system between three tribes: the Ottawa, the Ojibwe and the Potawatomi.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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As armed gangs now control up to 90% of metropolitan Port-au-Prince and parts of the Artibonite region -- areas that together represent roughly 60% of the electorate -- Washington has emphasized the need for stability and a swift path to elections rather than a prolonged transition.—
JACQUELINE CHARLES MIAMI HERALD,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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As armed gangs now control up to 90% of metropolitan Port-au-Prince and parts of the Artibonite region — areas that together represent roughly 60% of the electorate — Washington has emphasized the need for stability and a swift path to elections rather than a prolonged transition.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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My key priorities include prosecuting violent offenders, gangs, traffickers, fentanyl dealers, and cartels; supporting local law enforcement; pursuing lawsuits to defend Texas; and aggressively investigating and prosecuting fraud.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Drones near the border are not new and have been a steady problem over several years, particularly those used by cartels.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There is no cabal of pinkos sitting in a secret lair deciding to make Wikipedia a left-leaning entity.—
Imogen West-Knights,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
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There are multiple strains of this theory, each with its own twist on which real cabal Kubrick was supposedly exposing.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
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The syndicate called for the government to launch a comprehensive national survey of buildings at risk of collapse.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Thirty-nine-year-old Juan Manuel Lanz, secretary general of Mahahual’s taxi syndicate, represents about 500 people.—
Natalie Leticia Gallón,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Pack Drumline that plays for Chicago Bulls and Chicago Sky games entertained before the game while Black fraternities and sororities showed off their dance moves.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Each fraternity and sorority competed to pack food into cardboard boxes, with teams racing to repack the most by weight.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Camorra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/camorra. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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