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in cahoots



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With no independent justice system in place, opponents of the M23 faced repression, some accused of being in cahoots with the pro-government militia.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

“We’re almost all in cahoots, or unconsciously have agreed to society being this way . . . and we’ve been born into it,” she said.

From Salon Dec. 8, 2025

For its part, the M23 said the DR Congo army had launched an air and ground assault against its positions, and this was done in cahoots with Burundian forces.

From BBC Dec. 4, 2025

Within hours of arriving in Venice, he begins to suspect that the city itself, with its disorienting streets and shady denizens, is somehow in cahoots with his sphinxlike wife to betray him.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

They're not sure why this perplexed, panting officer is looking at all of them like they're in cahoots.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi




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