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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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Therefore, cartel leaders are angered, claiming the incident occurred without cause or remorse.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
The film is an unconventional musical that follows the gender transition of a South American cartel leader and the subsequent fallout among the other women in his life.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Australian police have warned in recent years that international drugs cartels are increasingly targeting the country, where a surge in cocaine use combined with some of the highest street prices in the world has fueled a lucrative illicit market.
—Mauricio Torres, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Winning it back will require an institutional reaction equal to the formidable challenge posed by these cartels.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 24 Nov. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
The film is an unconventional musical that follows the gender transition of a South American cartel leader and the subsequent fallout among the other women in his life.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Australian police have warned in recent years that international drugs cartels are increasingly targeting the country, where a surge in cocaine use combined with some of the highest street prices in the world has fueled a lucrative illicit market.
—Mauricio Torres, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Winning it back will require an institutional reaction equal to the formidable challenge posed by these cartels.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Cartel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartel. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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