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as in cartels
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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Recent Examples of syndicates
Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Greg began creating and submitting comic strip ideas to syndicates, collecting an impressive pile of rejection slips.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
The criminal syndicates refitted their properties as centres where teams of workers – often trafficked and coerced – run online scams at scale.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Apr. 2026
Caleb Davies, another Kalshi trader who has earned $389,000 in culture markets over the past two years, says that the absence of financial organizations or syndicates of traders with big money allows knowledgeable traders to profit off of people who simply bet on their faves.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The four-hour epic by by Aditya Dahr is the sequel to Dhurandhar ($20 million in North American) and stars Ranveer Singh as an undercover Indian intelligence agent working to infiltrate Pakistani politics and Karachi’s criminal syndicates.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2026
The mining gangs are often armed and violent in protecting their territory and are controlled by criminal syndicates, authorities say.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Carlsen noted that funds from both IT worker schemes and crypto heists frequently end up with Chinese brokers tied to organized-crime syndicates.
—Lisa Cavazuti, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
Adams put together a portfolio of his workday doodles and sent it to several newspaper syndicates.
—Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
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As with other criminal syndicates, the cartel has long oiled the gears of corruption with bribes.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Greg began creating and submitting comic strip ideas to syndicates, collecting an impressive pile of rejection slips.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
The criminal syndicates refitted their properties as centres where teams of workers – often trafficked and coerced – run online scams at scale.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Apr. 2026
Caleb Davies, another Kalshi trader who has earned $389,000 in culture markets over the past two years, says that the absence of financial organizations or syndicates of traders with big money allows knowledgeable traders to profit off of people who simply bet on their faves.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The four-hour epic by by Aditya Dahr is the sequel to Dhurandhar ($20 million in North American) and stars Ranveer Singh as an undercover Indian intelligence agent working to infiltrate Pakistani politics and Karachi’s criminal syndicates.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2026
The mining gangs are often armed and violent in protecting their territory and are controlled by criminal syndicates, authorities say.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
Carlsen noted that funds from both IT worker schemes and crypto heists frequently end up with Chinese brokers tied to organized-crime syndicates.
—Lisa Cavazuti, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
Adams put together a portfolio of his workday doodles and sent it to several newspaper syndicates.
—Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syndicates
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The designation has since been renewed multiple times as the country faces a host of crises, including widespread violence by armed gangs, food insecurity, displacement and a leadership vacuum after the president was assassinated in 2021.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Schoeman van Jaarsveld dedicated his life to protecting rhinos from poaching gangs in South Africa.—
Ryan Brennan
April 27,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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The campaign is expected to go well beyond the traditional sanction — the canceling of visas for those suspected of being in league with cartels.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The shooter was identified as 27-year-old Mexican citizen Julio César Jasso Ramírez, who acted alone and had no ties to criminal groups or drug cartels, which are usually behind Mexico’s most violent attacks.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Over time, this kind of structure often contributes to anxiety and low mood, especially when independence begins to shrink.—
Ana Jarzin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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One way apparel consumers can do just that is by eschewing apparel which contributes to microplastic pollution and instead embrace clothing made with natural fibers like cotton.—
Catherine Salfino,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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To deliver his message, Johnson chose Sinaloa state — the base of the Sinaloa cartel, one of the world’s most notorious drug-trafficking conglomerates.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Seraya may seek a valuation of about $2 billion for Cyan, which has drawn early interest from other infrastructure investors, industry players and conglomerates, the people said.—
Manuel Baigorri,
Bloomberg,
24 Apr. 2026
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Carroll, 29, of Denver is the founder and CEO of Wedding Weekender, a service that rents out camcorders to couples to capture their weddings and also edits footage into video clips for them.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sharper rewrites and edits to plot points would have offered a more succinct narrative, allowing the comedic tone to shine through.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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This approach emphasizes not just procurement, but also the development of doctrine, training frameworks, logistics networks, and sustained operational deployment in real-world conditions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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For regional hospital networks, community banks, and mid-sized manufacturers, retrofitting quantum security into a legacy network is not a straightforward IT upgrade.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Raytheon, also known as RTX, builds missile warning sensors, ground control software (with a not-so-stellar recent track record), and manufactures small satellites through its subsidiary, Blue Canyon Technologies.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2026
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China’s laser weapon production and exports are backed by an sector that manufactures over 35 percent of global fiber lasers.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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The operation primarily centered around false and often bizarre claims about grand conspiracies and government wrongdoing.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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That’s what puts us in the bad position of believing in conspiracies.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Syndicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syndicates. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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