connivance

Example Sentences

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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Wednesday that scam centres were destroying his country's economy and giving the nation a bad name -- pushing back on allegations of government connivance.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

During the 1990s he privately criticized the “barbarians” brought in by a new editor, Tina Brown, but admitted to Garrison Keillor his “own unprincipled connivance with the Tina regime.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Adedayo said logging in protected areas “is not possible without the connivance of the civil servants.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2023

Conservative MP Mark Francois said people sending "horrendous abuse" online should not be allowed to "hide behind a cloak of anonymity with the connivance of the social media companies for profit".

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2021

His entire attitude of connivance was superbly exaggerated.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin