cronies

Example Sentences

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Ayandeh was run by regime cronies, The Wall Street Journal earlier reported, and sank under a multibillion-dollar pile of bad loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Many farms ended up in the hands of government or ruling party cronies while some fell into neglect.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

"Circle of cronies" sounds like the kind of language Washington used to describe Noriega's government in the 1980s.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

Its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is in prison, along with a couple of his cronies.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

Celia’s two cronies, Britney and Stacey, might as well have been joined at the hip.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia