shakedown

Example Sentences

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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

This loan-blocking exercise may be a shakedown ploy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

However, over the course of the shakedown in Barcelona and the two sessions in Bahrain it appeared the top four teams - McLaren, Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes - will again dominate in 2026.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

The test was exactly how it was billed - a shakedown is motorsport terminology for giving a car a first run-out to make sure everything works.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

“I didn’t mean to give you a shakedown about it.”

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken