- present participle of conspire.
Example Sentences
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“I’m hoping that you would, especially since you’re a decent man, Dale, that you would prevail upon whoever is conspiring to resurrect the Confederacy to remove this thing,” the 86-year-old Fraser said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Peters, 70, was convicted on multiple criminal counts, four of them felonies, for conspiring to let an unauthorized person access supposedly compromised voting equipment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
All three, who live in London, are charged with conspiring together - and "with others" - to damage property by fire between 1 April and 13 May 2025.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
In May 2025, the firm pleaded guilty “to conspiring to hide more than $4 billion from the IRS in at least 475 offshore accounts” and agreed to pay nearly $511 million, according to the DOJ.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
UBS wasn’t conspiring against Bobby: They just wanted to get rid of one of their most public and foolish clients.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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