scalping

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Washington’s intention to wage a humane and gentlemanly war for American independence was subsumed by proliferating mayhem, especially on the remote frontiers, where practices such as scalping were well established.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Such is the effect of Swift's current Eras Tour that she has crashed ticketing sites, experts have coined a new 'Swiftonomics' trend, and places like Victoria in Australia have rushed through scalping law reform.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

During a tour, he will buy extra pit tickets with his own money and distribute them to the group at face value to combat scalping.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2023

She wasn’t available for an interview but said in an earlier statement that the bill aims to “regulate the scalping that currently plagues the ticketing entertainment industry.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2023

Tell everybody, when you write your story, that they’re scalping our souls out here.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann