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
Speaking in the House of Commons, Derby North MP Catherine Atkinson described Excel Parking's charges in relation to its five-minute payment rule as a "five-minute rip-off charge".
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 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
When he rises to leave, Hank calls Aaron by his real name, causing Aaron to turn around and rip off Hank’s mask.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 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
"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
I bite the bullet and rip off my shirt.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
