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cartel

[kahr-tel] / kɑrˈtɛl /


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Individuals in the supply chain can also be replaced – even, according to the cartel members, ones as deeply and widely connected as Zhang is alleged to have been.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Both joined after the original cartel was formed.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

In its annual report on long-term energy trends, the cartel said it expects oil to hold around 30% of the energy mix—and above 50% when combined with gas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

The U.S. case against a Mexican governor is entwined with the mysterious kidnapping of Sinaloa cartel kingpin Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

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

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Much of the world still thinks of Latin American organized crime in terms of cut-throat cocaine cartels and cavalier capos like Pablo Escobar.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

He has said that he wants Colombia to join the "Shield of the Americas", an alliance of Latin Americans countries and the US aimed at combating cartels.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

In a telephone interview, Salazar said he had never seen any evidence tieing López Obrador, president from 2018 to 2024, to Mexico’s cartels.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Noboa, a staunch ally of the US president, has taken a hard line on drug-related violence and has joined a US-led alliance aimed at fighting cartels.

From BBC May 30, 2026

"It is evidently to the cartels," writes Fritz-Diepenhorst, "that Germany owes in great measure the conquest of foreign markets."

From American World Policies by Weyl, Walter E.




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