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
The legal complaint also accuses the company of colluding with various lenders to approve loans for the work before the jobs were completed — a practice that would violate state law.
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Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
The French competition authority said that the two manufacturers colluded from 2012 to 2018 with distributors to fix prices for low-voltage electrical equipment through a special price agreement mechanism.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
Federal prosecutors allege that the landlords have used RealPage pricing software to collude and artificially raise rents.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 9 Jan. 2025
Several large landlords allegedly colluded in an effort to keep apartment rents high, including by using an algorithm that influences prices, according to new legal filings by the Colorado attorney general, the U.S. Justice Department and a coalition of other states.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
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Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
The French competition authority said that the two manufacturers colluded from 2012 to 2018 with distributors to fix prices for low-voltage electrical equipment through a special price agreement mechanism.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
Federal prosecutors allege that the landlords have used RealPage pricing software to collude and artificially raise rents.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 9 Jan. 2025
Several large landlords allegedly colluded in an effort to keep apartment rents high, including by using an algorithm that influences prices, according to new legal filings by the Colorado attorney general, the U.S. Justice Department and a coalition of other states.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
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Roseanne Barr, who was fired by Disney from her titular ABC show in 2018 at the height of its ratings prowess, is plotting a TV comeback.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Jacinto planned to take in the Hermès and Sacai shows in Paris before plotting his next steps.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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Ayala, 74, now faces racketeering charges brought by federal prosecutors in Sacramento, who allege the National City native conspired with members of the Sinaloa cartel to distribute methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl throughout the western United States.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Trump, who has claimed his own prosecution for allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 election and for allegedly mishandling classified documents is politically motivated, has appeared sympathetic to Adams.—
Ben Adler,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Kudos on firing the assistant coaches as scape goats for the humiliating mistake of letting Xavier Mckinney walk away into an All-Pro season and forcing them to scheme around an unreliable Banks.—
Dan Duggan,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Dougherty Valley hit timely shots and schemed Stokes into favorable one-on-one matchups.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Collude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collude. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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