as in syndicate
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage
a cartel of oil-producing nations that controls production and influences prices
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Recent Examples of cartel
The victims' identities and backgrounds were confirmed by Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Open Doors, which highlighted that Colombian Christian leaders, particularly those working with youth, are frequent targets of cartel or guerrilla violence.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Locally, authorities knew drug cartel operatives regularly used drones to smuggle drugs over the international border and wanted to down them without incurring any legal liability.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 2 July 2025
Mexican drug cartels have long employed sophisticated technical means to track law enforcement officials and conceal their own internal activities.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
One of the sanctioned firms is owned by the former chief of staff for ex-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who crime experts say gave free rein to drug cartels.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Locally, authorities knew drug cartel operatives regularly used drones to smuggle drugs over the international border and wanted to down them without incurring any legal liability.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 2 July 2025
Mexican drug cartels have long employed sophisticated technical means to track law enforcement officials and conceal their own internal activities.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
One of the sanctioned firms is owned by the former chief of staff for ex-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who crime experts say gave free rein to drug cartels.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartel
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Struggling Gatekeepers: In the face of some $44 billion a year in pig-butchering scams conducted by Asian crime syndicates, U.S. banks have failed to prevent mass scale money laundering.—
Cezary Podkul,
ProPublica,
25 June 2025
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Thailand earlier this year implemented measures to crack down on online scam operations in neighboring Myanmar, severing electricity, internet and gas supplies to border towns where the syndicates were based.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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The State Department is also adding 11 hotels to its Cuba restriction list and its Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List, which include companies and properties linked to the Cuban government and the military conglomerate GAESA.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Legendary last year bought out the stake Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group owned in the company.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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“Cartel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartel. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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