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as in Mafia
a group involved in secret or criminal activities a syndicate of counterfeiters

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as in cartel
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage a powerful banking syndicate that controls loans in the small country

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Noun
The country has become a magnet for warlords, arms dealers, human traffickers, poachers, drug syndicates and generals wanted by international courts. Natasha Frost, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025 In November, both the NFL and NBA issued warnings that skilled criminals were targeting the homes of professional athletes and noting that a South American crime syndicate was believed to be behind the burglaries, according to reporting from NFL.com and the Associated Press. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
This article was produced by Media Decision and syndicated by Wealth of Geeks. John Dealbreuin Wealth Of Geeks, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024 In the fall of 1958, syndicated Hollywood columnist William H. Mooring needed a vacation from the hubbub of Tinseltown. Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for syndicate 
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Noun
  • California For Subscribers The Mexican Mafia Tapes: Secret recordings reveal greed, betrayal — and a deal with the feds Sept. 4, 2024 Stinson had already been serving a life sentence for murdering a drug dealer in 1979.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The Bills have won six straight AFC East titles, and nothing short of their first Super Bowl appearance since 1993 seems acceptable to their Mafia.
    Jack Magruder, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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  • Gascón landed her nomination for her leading role in Jacques Audiard's musical thriller Emilia Pérez, which follows the titular former cartel leader (Gascón) who enlists the help of a hard-working lawyer (Zoe Saldaña) to assist her transition into a new phase of life in contemporary Mexico.
    EW.com, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Emilia Pérez, the musical about a Mexican cartel leader who fakes his death and undergoes a gender transition but cannot avoid the people in her former life, leads all nominees with 13 including Best Picture, the most by a non-English-language film in Oscar history.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Tariffs, however, might have the biggest impact on the economy and financial institutions globally. — CNBC’s Sam Meredith, Ryan Ermey, Annie Nova, Rebecca Picciotto, Evelyn Cheng and Lim Hui Jie contributed to this report.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
  • These factors have contributed to theaters falling out of favor with many of today's youth, especially the Gen Z who were teens during the pandemic and grew up watching movies and shows on their phones.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That complex is notably the same site some claimed was taken over by armed Venezuelan gang members in September.
    Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
  • And the increasing cybersecurity threats of today – whether from other countries like China or nonstate entities like international ransomware gangs – require rapid and continuous adaptation.
    Frank J. Cilluffo, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Most luxury watch brands have been consumed by LVMH, Richemont and the other large luxury conglomerates.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Priya Aiyar, who had spent five years at the airline, will take over the top role overseeing legal and compliance functions at the studio conglomerate, the company said Friday.
    Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This article has been edited to include statements from Gibson and Voight.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
    Karin Wulf / Made by History, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Decades later, buses, delivery trucks and drivers heading to and from work still rely heavily on the county’s network of four- and five-lane traffic arteries.
    Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
  • For perspective, the company has been seeing more demand in the last year from areas such as optical networks, IP networks, and submarine networks.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, the manufacturing hub of Canada, said a trade war is 100% coming.
    Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
  • From January 10 through 17, Ukraine struck 10 critical infrastructure sites with drones and missiles, including the Bryansk Chemical Plant, which produces gunpowder and ammunition, and manufactures parts for rockets and explosives.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025

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