as in to plot
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
accused of colluding to block the sale of the vacant land
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Lai, one of the CCP’s most vocal critics, had pleaded not guilty to two charges of colluding with foreign forces under the national security law, as well as a charge of conspiracy to publish seditious materials.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
He was found guilty of two charges of colluding with foreign forces under the national security law, as well as a charge of conspiracy to publish seditious materials under legislation from Hong Kong’s time as a British colony.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025
To prevent two of them from colluding to cook the results, each trustee holds a third of the cryptographic key material needed to decrypt results.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Nov. 2025
The complaint goes on to allege that during the tenure of Viktor Yanukovych, senior officials of the National Bank of Ukraine colluded in the theft of funds from Ukraine.
—Olena Loginova, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
He was found guilty of two charges of colluding with foreign forces under the national security law, as well as a charge of conspiracy to publish seditious materials under legislation from Hong Kong’s time as a British colony.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025
To prevent two of them from colluding to cook the results, each trustee holds a third of the cryptographic key material needed to decrypt results.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Nov. 2025
The complaint goes on to allege that during the tenure of Viktor Yanukovych, senior officials of the National Bank of Ukraine colluded in the theft of funds from Ukraine.
—Olena Loginova, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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But in wrapping up a six-month investigation last month, independent counsel Cho’s team concluded that Yoon plotted for over a year to impose martial law to eliminate his political rivals and monopolize power.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Just last month, police charged a 17-year-old in Indiana linked to TCC who was allegedly plotting to carry out an attack.—
Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Also, didn’t Trump just pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, the former Honduran President, who had been sentenced to forty-five years in federal prison for conspiring to import four hundred tons of cocaine into the United States?—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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But focusing on integrated schools—especially in the many communities where the demographics conspire against it—can detract from ensuring that the least well-off students receive a quality education.—
Ray Domanico,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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After scheming his way through training by an ever-growing web of lies that included a cancer treatment, Seth tried to redeem himself by taking a bullet to save Nolan’s (Nathan Fillion) life at the cost of his lower leg, which was shattered and later amputated.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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Or simply just changing the play-calling and possibly scheme (not Ejiro Evero)?—
Mike Kaye
January 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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