connive

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It stars Brian Cox as the Roy family patriarch and Jeremy Strong as one of his children, who connive to succeed their father as the company’s leader.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Actually, she doesn't and she will manipulate, exploit and connive anyone without giving it a second thought if it serves her best interests.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2022

Their claims have been amplified in recent weeks, as the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal revealed how well-off families connive to get kids into selective colleges.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2019

As an absurdly glamorous Anna Karina and Jean-Paul Belmondo connive and rob their way to the South of France, the result is both unlike any other movie and oddly similar to 10,000 other movies.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2015

If the government forbid it, it will be carried on clandestinely; France can more easily connive at a contraband trade than England.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. by Various