in cahoots
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Charges that the Panama Canal Authority is in cahoots with China have always been specious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
With no independent justice system in place, opponents of the M23 faced repression, some accused of being in cahoots with the pro-government militia.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
For its part, the M23 said the DR Congo army had launched an air and ground assault against its positions, and this was done in cahoots with Burundian forces.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
Then a double cross happens, and Rachel learns what some viewers might have suspected — that one of her colleagues is in cahoots with Keya!
From Salon • Aug. 14, 2023
They're not sure why this perplexed, panting officer is looking at all of them like they're in cahoots.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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