collude

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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

They collude with competitors to rig bidding for government contracts.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

The suit contended that the farmers were colluding to raise prices, describing them as “wealthy landowners who saw an opportunity to conspire, collude, price fix and illegally overcharge Flannery.”

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Public competitive bidding is not corruption-proof: many times officials and bidders collude and conspire to award the contract against bribes and other, non-cash, benefits.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel