cahoots

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It estimated that 66 percent of the around $5.5 billion generated by mining each year was controlled by political elites working in cahoots with organized crime through murky public-private "strategic alliances."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Leagues and teams are compliant, often in paid cahoots with secondary sellers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

For its part, the M23 said the DR Congo army had launched an air and ground assault against its positions, and this was done in cahoots with Burundian forces.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

“My aunt was crying and my mom was just losing her cahoots trying to do everything.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025

Like I was in cahoots with Grandpa, I snored softly.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns