blackmail

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Since the new law’s enactment, the Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum, a Ugandan advocacy group, has documented more than 1,200 cases of blackmail and harassment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Gonzales had previously dismissed the allegations as "blackmail" and a "co-ordinated" attack to unseat him.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

J. Edgar Hoover, who led the FBI for 48 years, had established a personal fiefdom devoted to consolidating power and pursuing his own personal obsessions, sometimes with blackmail and coercion.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Nor does any glaring evidence point to the theorized blackmail of his rich alleged co-conspirators and clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

She really is the best friend ever, even if—or especially because—she’s willing to blackmail my older brother to save my butt.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle