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The government says authorities have carried out raids and taken action against hoarders and black marketeers who are exploiting shortages to price gouge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

That doesn’t mean that the grocers can’t gouge shoppers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024

Formulaic demands of the PGA Tour, where bomb and gouge to receptive greens is such a profitable pursuit, were not the qualities required last week.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2024

By 160 million years ago, lampreys were larger than ever before, actively swimming after fish to gouge out flesh from their prey like living ice cream scoops.

From National Geographic ● Oct. 31, 2023

Out on the range, the horse had experienced everything, including a bull goring that had left a gouge in his rump.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

As Earth’s climate has warmed, glaciers have rapidly melted in high mountain ranges across the globe, and the resulting water accumulates in unstable gouges cut by the glaciers as they retreat.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 8, 2023

Deep gouges have been cut into the floor from soldiers dragging out centuries-old artifacts.

From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2023

But it also said: “Inside the Lincoln Chamber there are several scratches and gouges on the flooring. Photo documentation taken and referred to the park’s senior management.”

From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2022

And what, exactly, had left such deep gouges in the hind leg of a trapped bobcat?

From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2022

“Every time I get around you boys, it’s like being back in Korea,” Jake said, marveling at the gouges in the blockhouse.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

She touted the low transport costs for spectators, the free fan festival and "that you're not going to be price gouged when it comes to hotels" as making Philadelphia the best value US venue.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

LUMEZI, Zambia—Three-year-old Dickson Ngwira was deep into his afternoon nap when half a dozen elephants, using trunks as trowels, gouged a five-foot-wide hole in the brick wall near his bed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Replacing the gouged front bumper was a $1,100 job and Mandell would’ve paid the first $500.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025

It gouged out a 500km crater and pulverised rocks that ejected at incredibly fast speeds to form a cloud that circled around the globe.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2024

A deep trench has been gouged into the soil immediately in front of the double rows of barbed wire.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

Her successful bet against Valeant Pharmaceuticals, the poster child for drug-price gouging during the 2016 election, landed her a starring role on Netflix’s “Dirty Money” docuseries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

While the district attorney’s office has not criminally prosecuted anyone for price gouging since the fires, both county and city attorneys have gone after alleged violators of the state law in civil court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Fuel retailers have denied accusations of price gouging during the conflict and the regulator has said there is no evidence of widespread attempts of profiteering.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Crackdowns on fire-related rent gouging have been rare, said Chelsea Kirk of the activist organization the Rent Brigade, which analyzed L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

During the ordeal, Roosevelt had slammed his leg into a boulder, gouging his shin.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple