How to Use crony capitalism in a Sentence

crony capitalism

noun
  • Lining the pockets of the rich; crony capitalism at an unimaginable scale.
    — Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Ethnonationalism and crony capitalism have thrived while many Bosnians have left or aspire to do so.
    — Adis Maksić, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025
  • His critics accuse him of crony capitalism and of gaining preferential treatment from the government, including in winning contracts, which the group has denied.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
  • This form of crony capitalism, by which the government intervenes to benefit specific companies, is not only wrong but financially risky.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The once-compassionate Democratic Party used to mobilize government for the downtrodden and check crony capitalism’s greed.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
  • To me, more pragmatism means moving away from the corrupt, capricious policies of the current administration, such as crony capitalism that imposes bogus tariffs on free trade, punishing leaders and countries the president dislikes while favoring those who flatter him.
    — Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The crony capitalism of Orban’s network of associates — and the spending of taxpayer and EU funds on pet projects in his hometown — painted a picture of corruption and caused Brussels to withhold billions of euros in support.
    — Lionel Laurent, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2026
  • There’s state capitalism, entrepreneurial capitalism, crony capitalism, free-market capitalism and more.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Economies rotted under the weight of crony capitalism or the various lies, cheats, and inefficiencies of socialism, unless temporarily sustained by external aid (Cuba) or oil (Iraq, Libya, Iran).
    — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Prominent experts such as Yazid Sayigh of the Carnegie Middle East Center have warned that investment deals without a transparent recovery plan risk a return to Assad’s crony capitalism.
    — Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026

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