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
That deadly strike, which followed the deployment of several US warships to the Caribbean on what Washington says is an effort to combat drug cartels, took place on the same seas on which the fishermen of Chichiriviche ply their trade every day.
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Andrew Raine, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
What happens if the cartels fight back on US soil?
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Trump views the cartels and drug trafficking as being encouraged and directed byMaduro.
—Richard Hall, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
The boxer, a son of legendary fighter Julio César Chávez, had a warrant for his arrest in Mexico in connection with allegedly dealing arms, distributing illicit drugs and having cartel ties.
—Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Raine, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
What happens if the cartels fight back on US soil?
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Trump views the cartels and drug trafficking as being encouraged and directed byMaduro.
—Richard Hall, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
The boxer, a son of legendary fighter Julio César Chávez, had a warrant for his arrest in Mexico in connection with allegedly dealing arms, distributing illicit drugs and having cartel ties.
—Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartel
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Trump has previously ordered certain drug cartels — including five Mexican syndicates — to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations, and last month signed a Pentagon directive initiating the use of military force against drug trafficking groups.—
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5 Sep. 2025
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Once confined to prison networks in Venezuela’s Aragua state, TDA has grown into a sprawling multinational criminal syndicate.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Google and Meta on Friday announced new partnerships with Reliance Industries as the Indian conglomerate seeks to accelerate its push into artificial intelligence.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Until the mid-1980s the three major networks — ABC, NBC and CBS — were owned and operated by people who believed that news should be viewed as a public service and not an arm to prop up a global conglomerate.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Cartel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartel. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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