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Example sentences for: cronies

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Spiegelman has not ruined the New York cartooning world, and his promotion of baby-boomer cronies to the exclusion of younger artists is no crime--everybody tries to give their friends a hand.
Not beloved by his people, Milosevic might be hard-pressed to retain power even with the support of his secret police, political cronies, and state-controlled media.
The evidence includes aerial photos of a lakeside village resort complete with Ferris wheel he recently completed, a facility for the exclusive use of his political cronies.
He refuses to allow the liberalization of the Serb economy, letting corrupt cronies run state monopolies and pillage the state coffers.
It is also where her secretary, David Rizzio, was left to bleed to death after being stabbed by Lord Darnley and his cronies; a bronze plaque marks the spot.