exacted

Example Sentences

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The report defines “forced labor” as “all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

It is unclear if payments are being exacted under the new system.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Still, the relationships with Epstein have exacted tolls.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Wednesday's meeting in Riyadh completed Swiatek and Anisimova's 2025 trilogy, which started with the former's stunning 6-0 6-0 triumph in the Wimbledon final, before the American exacted revenge in their US Open last-eight encounter.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

The Aztecs flourished culturally, economically, militarily, and politically, but they faced growing rebellion by the peoples from whom they exacted tribute.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz