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Recent Examples of padrone
Instead, much of this awkward English-language period piece focuses on peasants’ struggle to overthrow padrone control just after the First World War.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for padrone
Noun
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The suspect is charged with three counts of defrauding an innkeeper and is scheduled to be arraigned next month, the Santa Clara District Attorney's Office confirmed to Fox News Digital.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The innkeepers are friendly, helpful and passionate about their city.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Since many courses and clubs actually require patrons to wear collared shirts, spectators tend to follow this rule, too.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this year, Jack's teased the launch with a mouth-watering video on social media featuring the bowl's savory ingredients asking patrons to guess the new item.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Among the landlords raking it in are palm oil-and-construction magnate Gooi Seong Lim, whose Crescendo has netted $137 million since 2023 from selling over 40 hectares of land to companies such as Microsoft, which in turn has earmarked $2.2 billion for its Malaysian data center projects.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Related Articles Inside the conflict brewing in a rural Colorado county over where to store dead bodies After a Loveland woman died, her landlord charged $5,000 for breaking the lease.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Padrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padrone. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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