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Recent Examples of padroneInstead, much of this awkward English-language period piece focuses on peasants’ struggle to overthrow padrone control just after the First World War.—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
Angelina Eberly, the hero of the Archives War in Austin — there is a statue of her on Congress Avenue — and an innkeeper at San Felipe de Austin, is buried here.
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 Mar. 2024
The innkeeper seemed uncomfortable at seeing him, and Craint held up a hand in reassurance.
In some areas of the city, anti-Hezbollah officials have refused to open up state schools and urged landlords not to host Shiites for fear of harboring someone with Hezbollah links and drawing Israeli fire.
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Nov. 2024
Months earlier, the city — in an effort to crack down on negligent landlords and boost inspections — proposed an amendment to revamp its rules for regulating rental properties.
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