conspire
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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
A statement released by South Korea's National Police Agency revealed that the four suspects operated independently of one another, and did not conspire together.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
Circumstances can conspire against us, but there should be room for improvement.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 28, 2025
Media culture, Laurel Canyon culture, gender culture all conspire to keep Lane and Gala from being what a writer needs most to be: honest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
In fact, good English is especially important in cyberspace because the speed and brevity of email and other online writing conspire to muddle your message.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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
"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
Hecuba, his widow, conspires with Briseis to take advantage of the restless, fractious Greeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
Sometimes the universe conspires to help those in need.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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 Justice Department indicted four shipping container manufacturers, alleging that they conspired to restrict the output and fix prices of shipping containers for at least four years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Once again, Eddie Howe's side conspired to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory after the visitors conceded two late goals in a 2-1 loss against Crystal Palace on Sunday.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
The nearby club members conspired in muted whispers.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Ukrainian national Lavrynovych, and Ukrainian-born Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, have now been convicted at the Old Bailey of conspiring to target property and a car connected to the UK prime minister.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 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
All three, who live in London, are charged with conspiring together - and "with others" - to damage property by fire between 1 April and 13 May 2025.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
In May 2025, the firm pleaded guilty “to conspiring to hide more than $4 billion from the IRS in at least 475 offshore accounts” and agreed to pay nearly $511 million, according to the DOJ.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
“Because life’s not fair, Albert. And the world is conspiring against you,” says Will.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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