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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The Sinaloa cartel often uses their earnings from international drug trafficking to establish businesses, pouring cash into everything from fraudulent timeshare operations to restaurants to launder money.
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CBS News, 25 Sep. 2024
But the ability of these cartels to support a target price floor has diminished during 2024 as rising volumes of crude have entered the market from places like the United States, offshore West Africa, and Guyana.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
The film, streaming on Netflix beginning Nov. 13, follows Gascón in the titular role as a Mexican cartel leader who fakes her own death to evade authorities and finally undergo a gender-affirming procedure.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
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CBS News, 25 Sep. 2024
But the ability of these cartels to support a target price floor has diminished during 2024 as rising volumes of crude have entered the market from places like the United States, offshore West Africa, and Guyana.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
The film, streaming on Netflix beginning Nov. 13, follows Gascón in the titular role as a Mexican cartel leader who fakes her own death to evade authorities and finally undergo a gender-affirming procedure.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Cartel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartel. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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