gouge

Example Sentences

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Landlords in the area were gouging renters, Koerner said, and he briefly considered living in his car before one of his employees offered a La Crescenta space that had just become available.

From Los Angeles Times

The group proposed strengthening overtime protections for workers making less than $80,000 per year and protecting renters from landlord price gouging through rulemaking and enforcement at federal agencies.

From Reuters

Neither they nor the governor had evidence that oil companies were gouging.

From Los Angeles Times

There are still gouges in the carriage house from the carriages that were kept there, according to a former owner, Amy Pressler.

From Washington Post

“He’s going to be the first governor in America to hold the oil industry accountable for price gouging.”

From Los Angeles Times