Mafia
Example Sentences
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He then became the Mexican Mafia’s “sanctioned tax collector” in the San Fernando Valley, a prosecutor wrote in a bail motion.
From Los Angeles Times
New York University history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat, who is a scholar of authoritarianism, told HuffPost that "once again, Trump is acting like a Mafia boss and also stringing as many propaganda slogans together as possible."
From Salon
When compared to the grating misfire that was “Mafia Mamma,” Catherine Hardwicke’s second release in as many months can’t help but seem like a considerable improvement.
From Los Angeles Times
Both musicians were part of the hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia.
From Los Angeles Times
"Once again, Trump is acting like a Mafia boss and also stringing as many propaganda slogans together as possible," she said.
From Salon
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