in cahoots
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For kickers, being in cahoots is yielding dramatic results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
They could charge pretty much whatever they wanted, because it was almost impossible to find a landlord who wasn’t in cahoots with a broker.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
It estimated that 66 percent of the around $5.5 billion generated by mining each year was controlled by political elites working in cahoots with organized crime through murky public-private "strategic alliances."
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Is he going home at night feeling guilty and wondering, “Am I in cahoots with criminals? I guess I am.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2025
Our one and only lead to escaping Asamando is in cahoots with Nansi—the same god trying to melt me down for his goddess-creation project.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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