conspire
Example Sentences
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The lawsuit claimed the group of advertisers had acted against their own economic self-interest to conspire against the platform - saying this violated US antitrust laws designed to promote fair competition between companies.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
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
“All of these things are going to conspire to keep what we call the uncertainty index elevated,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
Circumstances can conspire against us, but there should be room for improvement.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025
For a moment like that all the universe would have to conspire to move all its pieces and line them up just so.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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