extortionate
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"My sister went to prom and we spent £600 on her. I find it extortionate in my opinion."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The mother said she understood why Island Waste had its fine system but felt the rates were "extortionate".
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino, who had called the CK Hutchison contract "extortionate," last week said the canal will continue operating "without disruption."
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
Infantino's comments were his first public remarks since the ticketing furore erupted earlier this month, with fan groups branding ticket prices as "extortionate" and "astronomical".
From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025
Louis XI. commonly called Maître Cornélius by the old name of torçonnier, which, in the reign of Saint-Louis, had meant an usurer, a tax-collector, a man who squeezed money out of folks by extortionate means.
From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de
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