rip-off
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But will the new code actually put the brakes on "rip-off" parking charges?
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
When Johnson traced the calls and emails behind the rip-off, the trail led to scammers in Nigeria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
I had always heard that annuities were bad, a rip-off, and something to avoid.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 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
Retail trade groups, however, reject the claim that digital tags are designed to manipulate prices to rip off consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
As the night wore on and the energy in the stands flatlined, they piled into an empty section in the upper reaches of the right field seats with plans to rip off their shirts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Sargao, 46, who was visiting York from Mexico, said the price was "a little bit of a rip off".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
“Office Space” falls apart in its third act when the trio clumsily conspires to rip off Initech.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024
Although I'm shaking in the biting wind, I rip off my jacket, remove my shirt, and zip back into the jacket as swiftly as possible.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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