rip-off
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I had always heard that annuities were bad, a rip-off, and something to avoid.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
The imagery is everywhere in town; recent grad Sam Geller recalls playing a Lenox-themed Monopoly rip-off at the community center growing up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 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
But following publicity about the case - and an MP describing the PCNs as a "five-minute rip-off charge" - the claim against Miss Hudson has been dropped.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024
“The first few rows are reserved for friends and radio stations. It’s a rip-off, but what can you do?”
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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
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
"At some point in time, we have got to rip off the Band-Aid," Davis, who has held back tears at news conferences, said.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2025
“Office Space” falls apart in its third act when the trio clumsily conspires to rip off Initech.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024
“Honestly, I don’t know. It’s probably not. Maybe I should just rip off the Band-Aid now.”
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
