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
“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 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
"More than three quarters of football ticket scams last season started on social media, with what seem like genuine 'first come, first served' offers all too often designed to rip off desperate fans."
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
“Office Space” falls apart in its third act when the trio clumsily conspires to rip off Initech.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024
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
