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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Both have testified before Congress regarding their research and expertise with Mexican drug cartels.
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Peter D'abrosca, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Officials said most of the bodies found in and around San Fernando belonged to Central American migrants kidnapped off buses and killed by the Zetas cartel.
—arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has taken aggressive actions against Mexican drug cartels and has even hinted at using the U.S. military to combat their influence.
—Maydeen Merino, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Mar. 2025
The Justice Department has determined that Chinese firms have supplied the chemicals Mexican cartels use to make the deadly opioid, and Chinese networks are suspected of laundering drug profits.
—Myron Brilliant, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Officials said most of the bodies found in and around San Fernando belonged to Central American migrants kidnapped off buses and killed by the Zetas cartel.
—arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has taken aggressive actions against Mexican drug cartels and has even hinted at using the U.S. military to combat their influence.
—Maydeen Merino, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Mar. 2025
The Justice Department has determined that Chinese firms have supplied the chemicals Mexican cartels use to make the deadly opioid, and Chinese networks are suspected of laundering drug profits.
—Myron Brilliant, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Cartel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartel. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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