rackets

Example Sentences

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Law enforcement authorities considered Torres the dominant figure in the Los Angeles County jail rackets, which he oversaw from his prison cell using contraband cellphones.

From Los Angeles Times

After Djokovic gave up an early break in the third, he broke two rackets with his foot before sitting down for the changeover.

From Washington Times

Originally set up as self-defense forces for poor neighborhoods blighted by drug gangs, they have now metastasized into criminal outfits operating in multiple different rackets.

From Reuters

And cartels long ago branched beyond drug trafficking into other lucrative rackets, including extortion, kidnapping, fuel theft and migrant smuggling.

From Los Angeles Times

The sport involves no clubs, rackets, goals — and not even a ball.

From Seattle Times