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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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Recent Examples of cartels
Dimon cited cyber criminals and drug cartels who prefer using digital currencies as forms of payment from their victims because there are no regulatory safeguards for customers.
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Christopher White, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
This fact means the CCP could irreparably impair the cartels’ ability to produce fentanyl and thus largely prevent the drug’s distribution.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2024
Thousands of kids have become orphans due to the violence of the drug cartels.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
But Justice and Treasury department officials have grown more concerned in 2024 by cartels’ use of the US banking system to launder proceeds from the sale of fentanyl and other drugs.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Prosecuting cartels was part of his job.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
The Remain in Mexico policy was criticized for allegedly exposing migrants, many of whom are vulnerable to exploitation and abuse from cartels, to unsafe conditions before it was terminated by the Biden administration.
—Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 4 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
Christopher White, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
This fact means the CCP could irreparably impair the cartels’ ability to produce fentanyl and thus largely prevent the drug’s distribution.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2024
Thousands of kids have become orphans due to the violence of the drug cartels.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
But Justice and Treasury department officials have grown more concerned in 2024 by cartels’ use of the US banking system to launder proceeds from the sale of fentanyl and other drugs.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Prosecuting cartels was part of his job.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
The Remain in Mexico policy was criticized for allegedly exposing migrants, many of whom are vulnerable to exploitation and abuse from cartels, to unsafe conditions before it was terminated by the Biden administration.
—Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 4 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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“Cartels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartels. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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