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collude

[kuh-lood] / kəˈlud /
VERB
conspire
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"You have insurance charges, floor charges, and various other levies that make production unsustainable," he told AFP, repeating allegations that contractors collude to keep prices low and "shortchange" producers.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Herzog cites professional wrestling as an example of a spectacle in which the audience members and performers collude in a narrative that is patently false, yet has all the elements of legitimate competition.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the lawsuit against RealPage, a software company the DOJ says helps landlords collude to keep rents too damn high.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2024

Keeping Mr Dos Santos away from Ms Williams, who was standing a short distance away, meant they could not "collude" and it "sanitised the situation and keeps it truthful", according to PC Clapham.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2023

Public competitive bidding is not corruption-proof: many times officials and bidders collude and conspire to award the contract against bribes and other, non-cash, benefits.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel




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