ganging up

verb

present participle of gang up
as in teaming (up)

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collaborating
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  • Along with collaborating with other team members, duties include managing ledgers and overseeing financial accuracy.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • News also broke in May that the FBI was investigating another NIAID virologist, Vincent Munster, who had been called out for collaborating with Baric and the scientists in Wuhan.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
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