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collusion

[kuh-loo-zhuhn] / kəˈlu ʒən /


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Prosecutors said the detained person is "strongly suspected of having committed the offences, and that there is a risk of flight, destruction of evidence, and collusion with accomplices or witnesses".

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Another survivor, who endured a 30-day ordeal in late 2024, said he suspected collusion "at a much higher level".

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

It’s also one of a pair of lawsuits filed by the attorneys accusing collusion by the carriers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

In early February, Mohammadi was sentenced by a Revolutionary Court to an additional seven-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of "gathering and collusion" and "propaganda activities", her lawyer said.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

It’s especially interesting to note that by the two wrestlers’ second subsequent meeting, the win percentages revert to the expected level of about 50 percent, suggesting that the collusion spans only two matches.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

He and Esper seem to have boosted each other’s morale through daily pep talks and whatever collusions they could manage.

From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2022

Furthermore, since the computer can react much more quickly, even sudden collusions will mostly be avoided entirely.

From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2017

“I have had no contacts or collusions with the Russians,” he said.

From The Guardian ● May 19, 2017

Dr David Grimes, from Oxford University, devised an equation to express this, and then applied it to four famous collusions.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2016

Even among the Romans we see the commercial society appear with all its paraphernalia of monopolies, corners, collusions, combinations, piracy, and venality.

From System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery by P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) Proudhon




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