cahoots

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Charges that the Panama Canal Authority is in cahoots with China have always been specious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

With no independent justice system in place, opponents of the M23 faced repression, some accused of being in cahoots with the pro-government militia.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

“We’re almost all in cahoots, or unconsciously have agreed to society being this way . . . and we’ve been born into it,” she said.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2025

For its part, the M23 said the DR Congo army had launched an air and ground assault against its positions, and this was done in cahoots with Burundian forces.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

The fresh-faced blond woman, with cheeks as delicate as a china doll’s, was in cahoots with a killer?

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan