blackmail
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In a brief statement to the press before surrendering to police at the senate premises, Estrada described the charges as part of an attempt to blackmail him.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
I read a description of the series that summed things up like this: A divorced mom gets caught up in a perilous web of blackmail, murder and youth soccer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
The prosecution argued the payments amounted to blackmail and that her report of rape to the police was false.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
They claim that the laws are widely abused as a blackmail tool in divorces, enrich lawyers and let spouses who misbehave off the hook, treating them as passive objects with no agency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Worse than that, however, he had allowed Brother Leon to blackmail him.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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