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cartel

[kahr-tel] / kɑrˈtɛl /


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“For the cartel, it is the cheapest way for them to do business,” said Kevin Carter, owner of Collateral Consultants, a rental car recovery company in Texas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

“It is hard not to see this as coordinated cartel behavior,” Luria said in a note to clients on Monday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

"Runner," an action comedy led by Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson, debuted in fourth place, with the heroes fighting a cartel to get a sick young girl a lifesaving organ transplant.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Some call it maintaining a standard dating back to 1487; others liken it to a cartel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Right before their eyes he had transformed his syndicate into an international cartel.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

And in recent years, cartels have increasingly splintered as leaders have been arrested.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

The U.S. has designated both gangs, which are known to work closely with Mexican cartels, as terrorist organizations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wraps up a whirlwind tour of Latin America in Peru on Thursday, deepening cooperation with a new bloc of conservative governments and pressing the fight against regional drug cartels.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

In its statement, DHS denied HSI has neglected its core mission, saying the agency has increased its efforts to combat criminal cartels, gangs and drug traffickers in response to multiple Trump executive orders.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Half of the guards wore the insignia of Consolidated Solar Industries and half of United Research, the two titan cartels which were locked in deadly battle for the empire beyond the stars.

From The Cartels Jungle by Irving E. Cox




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