shakedown
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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
Williams driver Alexander Albon fears missing the Barcelona shakedown last month has left his team clawing to make up lost ground to its main rivals in the build-up on the new Formula One season.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Racing Bulls gave their 2026 car a brief shakedown at a private test at a wet Imola on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
The shakedown of her Winnebago didn’t turn up anything other than the $42,520 Scoob saw in the space behind the TV.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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