rip-off
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In Kansas, Prairie Village Detective Ryan Warkentin is tracking similar cases, including a jury-duty rip-off that netted nearly $600,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
I had always heard that annuities were bad, a rip-off, and something to avoid.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
Last year, German consumers were not satisfied with the company's explanation and voted the Milka Alpenmilch bar "rip-off packaging of the year 2025".
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
That seems downright quaint now; the rip-off they are effecting is at such a bigger scale, and we hardly have time to pay attention to it.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2025
“We went to these caverns in Tennessee once. A real rip-off tourist trap. What were they called?”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
They didn’t need their star to rip off a 27-19 run to finish the quarter and take a commanding 13-point lead into the fourth.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
They rip off their clothes, dunk their heads in the dip and lead dance battles to La Bouche’s “Be My Lover.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
And don’t discount that Chinese chip makers will figure out how to rip off Nvidia’s technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Adam Hug, leader of the council, said: "We have known for a long time that US candy stores rip off customers, but charging £900 for two packets of sweets is a new low."
From BBC ● May 1, 2025
I know they’re just looking for something to talk about, so I rip off my sunglasses, let them get a better look.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
