the Mafia

noun

: a secret criminal organization in Italy

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During the same year, Lansky joined Mafia hoodlum Joe Adonis in the operation of a major bootleg liquor operation in New York, apparently his first close association with the Mafia. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025 The duo were intrigued by a movie that could tell not only the Cain and Abel story of two childhood pals turned lethal adversaries, but also the demise of the Mafia's national stranglehold, which began with Costello's famous testimony before a congressional hearing in 1951. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025 With the Mafia circling, studio heads panicking, and even Frank Sinatra walking a tightrope between friendship and fallout, the stakes skyrocket. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 May 2025 Fenoglio can practically smell the Mafia war about to explode in the seaside town of Bari, Apulia. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Mafia

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