shakedown

Example Sentences

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This loan-blocking exercise may be a shakedown ploy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 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

It strikes me that there’s a parallel to his shakedown of the law firms.

From Slate • Jul. 26, 2025

The car is doing a brief shakedown test in Bahrain on Tuesday before the official F1 pre-season test at the track starts on Wednesday at 07:00 GMT.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025

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