as in syndicate
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage
a cartel of oil-producing nations that controls production and influences prices
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The three-judge panel cited the allegations that the gunmakers chose to supply the violent drug cartels by sending huge numbers of military-style weapons to dealers along the border.
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Since taking office, Trump has threatened to impose trade tariffs on Mexico, and several Mexican cartels have been designated by the State Department as foreign terrorist organizations.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
Among them were two leaders of the now-defunct Los Zetas cartel, Mexicans Miguel Treviño Morales and his brother Omar Treviño Morales, known as Z-40 and Z-42.
—Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
Today sends a message to every cartel leader, every trafficker, every criminal poisoning our communities: You will be held accountable.
—Polo Sandoval, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Since taking office, Trump has threatened to impose trade tariffs on Mexico, and several Mexican cartels have been designated by the State Department as foreign terrorist organizations.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
Among them were two leaders of the now-defunct Los Zetas cartel, Mexicans Miguel Treviño Morales and his brother Omar Treviño Morales, known as Z-40 and Z-42.
—Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
Today sends a message to every cartel leader, every trafficker, every criminal poisoning our communities: You will be held accountable.
—Polo Sandoval, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Cartel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartel. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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