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collude

[kuh-lood] / kəˈlud /
VERB
conspire
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"You have insurance charges, floor charges, and various other levies that make production unsustainable," he told AFP, repeating allegations that contractors collude to keep prices low and "shortchange" producers.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Herzog cites professional wrestling as an example of a spectacle in which the audience members and performers collude in a narrative that is patently false, yet has all the elements of legitimate competition.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the lawsuit against RealPage, a software company the DOJ says helps landlords collude to keep rents too damn high.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2024

Lai has pleaded not guilty to two charges of conspiring to collude with foreign countries and another count of conspiring to publish seditious material.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024

It was impossible that they could believe that executive and legislature could be brought into close relations of co�peration and mutual confidence without being tempted, nay, even bidden, to collude.

From Congressional Government A Study in American Politics by Wilson, Woodrow




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