conspire

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

"Here, it helped guide us to think about how the cell density, proliferation rate, signaling, and all these different things conspire."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024

They weren't partial or biased, just very persuasive in detailing how organic brain damage, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder can conspire to create severe mental impairment.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

“Office Space” falls apart in its third act when the trio clumsily conspires to rip off Initech.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024

"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

And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

Shortly before this, during an all-staff call, Benzies alleged "internal and external" forces had conspired to hinder MindsEye's release, and vowed to root out "saboteurs" within the company.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

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 four firms allegedly conspired to roughly double container prices between 2019 and 2021, resulting in roughly a hundredfold increase to their profits, the DOJ said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Cora told Caesar that on seeing the chains, she feared Fletcher had conspired with Terrance from the very beginning and that they had been conveyed to a chamber of horrors.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

He’s brought in for questioning after allegedly conspiring with a dissident priest, only to find that his interrogator is a former student.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

It also apparently has some weird all-knowing knowledge, because it warns its clueless mom about all the evil characters conspiring to abort the baby.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026

Sanberg pleaded guilty in October to federal charges of conspiring to bilk investors out of $248 million for portraying the now-defunct Aspiration as a “socially-conscious and sustainable banking services and investment products” firm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

A Ukrainian man accused of conspiring to set fire to a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer has told a court that he refused to film the attack despite an alleged accomplice "begging" him to.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

“Because life’s not fair, Albert. And the world is conspiring against you,” says Will.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth