crony
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But some worry that Russian-style crony capitalism could be on the menu instead.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
This concern placed the Fed in open conflict with Truman and his Treasury secretary, his crony John Wesley Snyder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025
But the other one, on its face, is just a 17-second clip featuring present-day Barron greeting UFC founder and Trump crony Dana White at one of his father’s campaign events.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2025
Does that old-school Logan crony harbor a vendetta against the family after Logan fired him and replaced him with Roman?
From Salon ● May 27, 2023
Another guy, his crony, got out of the passenger side.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
The world will be a better place when statesmen and their cronies routinely submit their strategic brainstorms to an LLM, free of wishful thinking or tunnel vision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
At the time, Tesla’s seven board seats were held by Musk and four of his cronies, including his brother Kimbal, and SolarCity’s board included Musk and two of his cousins.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
China's Ministry of Public Security said Thursday it would offer leniency if Chen's cronies turned themselves in.
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
In a post on X, he said the Trump administration was "holding the regime and its circle of cronies and companies accountable for its continued crimes".
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
Some of his cronies in the back of the room amened.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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