shakedown
Example Sentences
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Every lease I’ve ever signed felt like a shakedown.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The firm was flayed in 2018 by federal Judge Royce C. Lamberth of Washington, D.C., for engaging in what he labeled a “high-tech shakedown ... smacking of extortion.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
It's a complete shakedown of football's economics and also one of the most visible examples of how some of the world's major economies increasingly operate.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
This loan-blocking exercise may be a shakedown ploy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
“I didn’t mean to give you a shakedown about it.”
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
