gouging

Example Sentences

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It reported 18,360 potential examples of price gouging in listings but said that few lawsuits had been filed by authorities so far.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Nevertheless, many believed the situation was an excuse to engage price gouging.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

And local residents say they regularly see it pecking at window seals and windscreen wipers, gouging out huge chunks of rubber.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Supporters’ groups had accused organizers of price gouging on transit to the New York New Jersey stadium, which lies 35 miles from the city.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Almost every night he’d tell us a new horror story about some macho moron driving a go-fast boat aground and gouging a hundred-yard scar across the turtle grass.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen