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colluding

verb

present participle of collude

as in plotting

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends accused of colluding to block the sale of the vacant land

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Recent Examples of colluding Her government has cracked down on fuel theft and arrested dozens of current and former local officials – including some from Morena – accused of colluding with crime groups. — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 These institutions, including Brown, Columbia, and Yale, were accused of colluding to fix financial aid amounts, effectively price-fixing the aid awarded to students. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Last year, Greystar settled a lawsuit accusing the housing giant of colluding to keep rents artificially high, agreeing to pay $7 million in fees and penalties. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Algeria lodged a protest with FIFA, but an investigation turned up no concrete evidence of the two teams truly colluding in a fix. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 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 These can be summarized as a debate about whether the media are watchdogs, aggressively scrutinizing government officials, or lapdogs, mostly colluding with or manipulated by them. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 China International Marine Containers (CIMC), Dong Fang International Containers, CXIC Group Containers and Singamas Container Holdings, were charged with allegedly colluding to limit the production of new unrefrigerated shipping containers between 2019 and as late as January 2024. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 May 2026 Forming alliances is now Survivor 101, but at the time, colluding to control the vote was a surprising—and controversial—tactic. — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026

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Californian icon Hot Dog on a Stick is plotting a comeback with a new owner, new outlets and new meats on sticks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Instead, Clytemnestra has been plotting his murder to avenge Iphigenia’s death.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

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