as in syndicate
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage
a cartel of oil-producing nations that controls production and influences prices
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When their late boss, Captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano), is reported to have engaged in corruption tied to drug cartels, Mike and Marcus vow to clear his name.
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The family is now staying with relatives in a rural part of Mexico, where there is frequent cartel violence and kidnappings, Garza said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
That national threat assessment also had a notable shift, saying that the biggest threat to America was drug cartels, gangs, fentanyl, Islamic terrorists, not Russia and China.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
The surge is fueled by drug trafficking routes, turf wars, and alliances between local gangs and foreign cartels.
—Abel Alvarado, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The family is now staying with relatives in a rural part of Mexico, where there is frequent cartel violence and kidnappings, Garza said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
That national threat assessment also had a notable shift, saying that the biggest threat to America was drug cartels, gangs, fentanyl, Islamic terrorists, not Russia and China.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
The surge is fueled by drug trafficking routes, turf wars, and alliances between local gangs and foreign cartels.
—Abel Alvarado, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Cartel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartel. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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