extortionate
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Those who would benefit the most would be those already on the hook for extortionate interest rates on existing credit cards, some of which rise as high as 30% a year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
I have no idea what children will make of a movie with as many semi-serious gags about extortionate legal bills as silly ones where a spider mugs a bug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
This is a function of America’s guardrail-deprived resale market, in which tickets are snapped up at face value then legally resold at extortionate prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Merchandise available on Count Binface's website includes T-shirts with the slogan "I fight fascists and extortionate croissants".
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Driven by bad crops and extortionate taxes, thousands of village families were abandoning their homes to go begging.
From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Abraham Cahan
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