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collusion

[kuh-loo-zhuhn] / kəˈlu ʒən /


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Yusuf has not publicly commented on the case against him, but the arrest has reignited speculation that collusion could be the reason behind rampant insecurity in the country.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

France has vowed to abandon the so‑called "Francafrique" strategy, under which Paris sought to keep francophone Africa under its thumb through political collusion, exclusive access for French businesses and oblique financial deals, including graft.

From Barron's May 10, 2026

Criminal antitrust cases are typically reserved for allegations of price fixing, market collusion or competitors rigging their bids to customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

Charges of corporate collusion and conspiracy are central to both cases.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

He had expected to encounter antagonism, even confrontation, and instead was being offered sly, misguided collusion.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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

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

From The Guardian May 19, 2017

The show follows the collisions and collusions within a group of Budapestians who devote their leisure time to dancing to Hungarian folk music.

From New York Times Jan. 27, 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

And then the delusions, collusions, and hopeless entanglement of deceit mixed up with Spiritualism!

From The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 by Charles W. Wood




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