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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Recent Examples of collude
Did insurers collude to force homeowners onto state insurance plan?
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
García Luna was convicted in 2023 in U.S. district court of colluding with the Sinaloa mob and receiving millions of dollars in graft.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Get it? Without getting into the constitutional lines Yellen was arguably crossing, it will just be said that Yellen erred in colluding with other nations to raise taxes not just on individuals in the U.S., but individuals around the world.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The investigation is seeking to determine whether the group illegally colluded with advertisers.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
García Luna was convicted in 2023 in U.S. district court of colluding with the Sinaloa mob and receiving millions of dollars in graft.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Get it? Without getting into the constitutional lines Yellen was arguably crossing, it will just be said that Yellen erred in colluding with other nations to raise taxes not just on individuals in the U.S., but individuals around the world.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The investigation is seeking to determine whether the group illegally colluded with advertisers.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
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Earlier this week, police arrested several people accused of plotting to overthrow the government and banned entry into the country, without explanation, for several people from Croatia and a theater director from Montenegro.—
Jovana Gec,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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The dark comedy films, which also star Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jason Sudeikis, follow friends who plot to murder their abusive bosses.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2025
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The death of Daniel Park, the Washington state man accused of conspiring to bomb a fertility clinic in California, is being investigated as a suicide, according to Park's former defense attorney.—
Scott MacFarlane
July 6,
CBS News,
6 July 2025
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An indictment accuses Abrego Garcia of conspiring to bring immigrants into the United States illegally from various Central and South American countries.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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The finale's final moments bring viewers back to the Buckley fish house, where Belle finds scheming developer Wes Benson (Dave Annable) tied up and beaten to a pulp by Emmett.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
29 June 2025
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Linda Sun, the former aide to Gov. Hochul and ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused of working as a Chinese agent, also schemed to steer $35 million in state contracts to two PPE vendors run by a cousin and her husband at the height of the COVID pandemic, according to new court filings.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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