as in syndicate
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage
a cartel of oil-producing nations that controls production and influences prices
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Recent Examples of cartel
The film will follow a pregnant woman (Burn) trapped in the Guatemalan wilderness after a violent cartel ambush.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
The lawsuit accuses Kalibrate of facilitating cartel-like collusion.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
Officials from the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) have raided six firms on suspicion of colluding to hike prices in a cartel.
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Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
The kidnappings have been linked to run-ins with drug cartels and corrupt government officials, while there have also been cases involving young women who worked at the country’s many factories.
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Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cartel
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
The lawsuit accuses Kalibrate of facilitating cartel-like collusion.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Officials from the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) have raided six firms on suspicion of colluding to hike prices in a cartel.
—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
The kidnappings have been linked to run-ins with drug cartels and corrupt government officials, while there have also been cases involving young women who worked at the country’s many factories.
—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartel
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Lucky Number Slevin, a movie about mistaken identity, rival crime syndicates, and assassins, was, for some reason (Josh Hartnett), one of the comfort movies of my childhood.
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The following day, the syndicate said its Alexandria branch was closely monitoring developments surrounding the allegations at al-Shatabi Hospital.
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The aluminum venture also deepens the relationship between IHC — chaired by Abu Dhabi’s deputy ruler Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed — and billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate, following IHC’s $2 billion investment in Adani companies in 2022.
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Lotte Shopping, the retail conglomerate that controls Lotte Cinema operator Lotte Cultureworks, disclosed in a regulatory filing that its memorandum of understanding with Megabox parent Contentree JoongAng was terminated on June 30.
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“Cartel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartel. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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