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cabal

[kuh-bal, kuh-bawl] / kəˈbæl, kəˈbɔl /
NOUN
plot
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Conspiracy theories surfaced online that the whale had been deliberately driven into the Baltic Sea and all had been staged by a cabal of scientists, authorities and environmental organisations.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

This is evidently what the investment cabal has done.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

The danger here goes beyond the podcast cabal and a misguided think-tank leader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

At the height of our couple, we were a two-person cabal, scheming and dreaming but not taking anything too seriously.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024

They would turn their backs on her, her mother, the policemen, her brother, and go off with Robbie Turner to indulge some adult cabal.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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