An exclusive group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices.
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a crime ring; a prostitution ring; a bidding ring (at an auction sale)
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the ruling ring at Constantinople
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1877, Edward Augustus Freeman, The History of the Norman Conquest of England:
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It's a blackmail ring, and the district attorneys get a share of the loot.
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1928, Upton Sinclair, Boston:
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In a thread called “Calm Before the Storm”, and in subsequent posts, Q established his legend as a government insider with top security clearance who knew the truth about a secret struggle for power involving Donald Trump, the “deep state”, Robert Mueller, the Clintons, pedophile rings, and other stuff.
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2018 July 31, Julia Carrie Wong, “What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory”, in The Guardian[1]: