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Word: habitually (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1972-1972
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...essentially a front for extortion. Funds would be collected from businessmen ostensibly to rebuild a slum or pave a road, but most of the money would end up in the pockets of Duvalier and his sly henchman. Soon Cambronne was flaunting his new-found wealth: he became an habitué of the most popular brothels and a high-stakes poker player. He also developed a fondness for expensive sharkskin suits, which he usually wore with welder-black sunglasses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HAITI: The Fall of a Shark | 12/4/1972 | See Source »

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