conspire

In popular usage, it assumes the thing signified must be false, whereas people do conspire, and it is reasonable to devise theories about their schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

Circumstances can conspire against us, but there should be room for improvement.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 28, 2025

When circumstance, and one’s own body, seem to conspire against you, one can, as E.M.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025

"Here, it helped guide us to think about how the cell density, proliferation rate, signaling, and all these different things conspire."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024

"I know some of these names. These are rich men. Traders, merchants, craftsmen. Why should they conspire against us?"

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Kovalchuk publicly praised the 1968 Soviet movie “Dead Season,” in which the CIA conspires with former Nazi doctors to control humanity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

And year after year, the calendar conspires to help them.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2025

"Office Space" falls apart in its third act when the trio clumsily conspires to rip off Initech.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024

"When you commit to a journey, the universe conspires to help you," Smith told a beaming Mr Barry, citing author Paulo Coelho.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2024

“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream,” said the alchemist, echoing the words of the old king.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil has filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against senior Trump administration officials and three private organizations, alleging they conspired to deprive him of his constitutional rights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

All that has conspired to produce a World Cup that is struggling to catch on with the public.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

The Iran war, soaring jet-fuel prices, and the soccer World Cup have all conspired to make domestic travel in the U.S. incredibly pricey.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

The four firms allegedly conspired to roughly double container prices between 2019 and 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Time and misfortune, however, conspired against him, and he settled finally on a profession that brought him both freedom and satisfaction.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

It also apparently has some weird all-knowing knowledge, because it warns its clueless mom about all the evil characters conspiring to abort the baby.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026

A Ukrainian man accused of conspiring to set fire to a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer has told a court that he refused to film the attack despite an alleged accomplice "begging" him to.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

Peters, 70, was convicted on multiple criminal counts, four of them felonies, for conspiring to let an unauthorized person access supposedly compromised voting equipment.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Peters was convicted on several charges including attempting to influence a public servant, violating her elections duty and conspiring to commit criminal impersonation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

They were unaware that the Garretts, already guilty of inhospitality, were conspiring to commit a worse offense: treachery.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson