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camarilla

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Definition of camarilla

as in cabal

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Recent Examples of camarilla Russia does not have institutions so much as a camarilla of oligarchs around the leader. — Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018

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Perhaps that silence is also designed by a billionaire cabal.

— Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
The screenplay alternates between info dumps and basic lines of dialogue delivered stonily by an international cabal of anonymous stuntmen.

— Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of cabal

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Seneca said the renaming violated the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua, which was signed by President George Washington and the Haudenosaunee confederacy promising perpetual peace and friendship.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
July 4 birthed independence but also a dysfunctional confederacy.

— Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

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The two suspects were expected to face charges for robbery, conspiracy and resisting arrest, and were detained at a juvenile detention facility, police said.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Deputies booked Silva into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on charges of voter intimidation, conspiracy to commit bribery, unlawful use of law enforcement insignia and disorderly conduct.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

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Massive stockpiles of methamphetamine smuggled onto the islands by cartels have spurred a widespread addiction crisis, seen as a key driver of an HIV epidemic that Fiji recently declared a national emergency.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Mexico has been plagued by cartel violence that has killed or left missing over half a million people in just a few decades, according to the government's estimates.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

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The complaint also names Cornell, fraternity entities, Doe’s sorority and a local bar, among others, alleging failures to protect her.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
As news of the allegations spread, some discussions were supportive of Doe, but others shamed her in conversations, a former member of Doe’s sorority, Delta Delta Delta, told NBC News.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

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