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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Some, like the Alawite Shiite Muslim faction to which Assad’s family belonged, as well as some Kurds and Christians, are seen as having colluded with the regime.
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Masimo’s lawsuit claims that Kiani and RTW colluded to artificially increase RTW’s voting power before the proxy battle by both buying stock and acquiring a short position, then unwinding the trades immediately after the company’s annual meeting.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Both leaders denied any conspiracy to influence the vote, and a subsequent inquiry found no proof that Trump criminally colluded with Russia.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
The logic behind the decision, per the FTC, was that both men had communicated with the oil cartel OPEC in order to collude on setting crude prices worldwide.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Masimo’s lawsuit claims that Kiani and RTW colluded to artificially increase RTW’s voting power before the proxy battle by both buying stock and acquiring a short position, then unwinding the trades immediately after the company’s annual meeting.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Both leaders denied any conspiracy to influence the vote, and a subsequent inquiry found no proof that Trump criminally colluded with Russia.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
The logic behind the decision, per the FTC, was that both men had communicated with the oil cartel OPEC in order to collude on setting crude prices worldwide.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 10 Oct. 2024
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The case, and another one charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election, have both been dismissed by the Justice Department special counsel that brought them in light of Trump's November victory.Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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As the trailer revealed, Aleksei becomes the Rhino, plotting to take over Nikolai’s empire and kill Kraven.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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The defense argued that Holloway's ex-husband, Tony Harper, had conspired with his brother to frame Holloway.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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The two men allegedly conspired to procure goods and technology from Sadeghi’s place of work and exported them and supplied them to Iran to Abedini’s Iranian company SDRA.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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But the biggest threats come from billionaire corporate land developers and scheming local government officials, eager to get their greedy hands on all that gorgeous acreage to build casinos, resort hotels, golf courses, and the like.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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In the past, Yellowstone characters have pulled off relatively elaborate acts of subterfuge and scheming with multilayered plans that need lots of arguing and surprise twists and time — like, several episodes’ worth of time.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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