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Recent Examples of extort
This clearly defines her character, and we will not be extorted by her shameful scheme.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Among those Henley, 58, allegedly extorted from were professional athletes and musicians, the complaint said, whose business interests were not always legitimate.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
And many of the immigrants who sought asylum in the United States did so because their home governments are corrupt and law enforcement officials frequently mistreat suspects or try to extort them.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
He’s accused of extorting and defrauding a 72-year-old Newton woman out of more than $480,000.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Among those Henley, 58, allegedly extorted from were professional athletes and musicians, the complaint said, whose business interests were not always legitimate.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
And many of the immigrants who sought asylum in the United States did so because their home governments are corrupt and law enforcement officials frequently mistreat suspects or try to extort them.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
He’s accused of extorting and defrauding a 72-year-old Newton woman out of more than $480,000.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extort
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The settlement also adds that Google will not interfere with, restrain or coerce workers in the exercise of their rights.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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If a sitting or former president can successfully coerce law firms into submission by threatening financial ruin, what happens to the idea of legal independence?—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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For years, researchers have been experimenting with quantization techniques that squeeze their neural network weights into smaller memory envelopes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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Consumer confidence has taken a nosedive in 2025 as Americans grow more concerned that inflation could spike again, and tariffs will squeeze their wallets.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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Brazilian pundits have wrung their hands about the lack of connection between the national team and the public for years, maybe even decades.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The tension between the desire to make something outside the self and the inability to fulfill that desire coils inside them, wringing out their psyches.—
Audrey Wollen,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
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It’s made from chardonnay and chenin blanc and aged to the same exacting standards as your favorite bubbly, including at least nine months in the bottle.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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Did not exact revenge beyond what justice required.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Because tariffs are, effectively, a tax on U.S. businesses that rely on foreign goods to operate, the argument goes, the President cannot wrest this power from Congress.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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He’s tried to wrest the power of the purse from Congress, targeted political opponents for speech, had people flown to a foreign prison without trial, ignored court orders and generally taken it upon himself to test the limits of our constitutional order.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Extort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extort. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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