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conspiration

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Definition of conspiration

as in intrigue

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The resulting free kick provided a bit of intrigue as it was deflected and bounced around the box before being cleared by the Paraguayan defense.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
More intrigue may come in center field, where Meyers had made a team-high 36 starts.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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The Empire State Building frequently switches up its lighting scheme to commemorate special events throughout the year.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
The other company whose shares were manipulated in the scheme, E-Waste, had an even higher market cap at some point, despite being nothing more than a shell company.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 July 2026

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Evans also said that teenagers as young as 15 have been arrested by police in relation to proxy plots.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
While the plot is being kept under wraps, sources say the film will be a horror thriller, which excited Feig, who, after successfully directing global hit The Housemaid this past Christmas, wanted to try something even darker.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 July 2026

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