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Recent Examples of extort
Among the top swindles is one in which people extort money by pretending an arrest warrant has been issued for the victim, Smith said.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Once the original data was encrypted, the men and others involved in the scheme would allegedly extort the victims for ransom payments in exchange for keys that would allow the victims to access the data again.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
Their father was being extorted in Honduras, and their mother had been attacked.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
The relationships, Canter said, make Ernst vulnerable to being extorted if people learned of them and could give someone undue influence over her.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2025
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Once the original data was encrypted, the men and others involved in the scheme would allegedly extort the victims for ransom payments in exchange for keys that would allow the victims to access the data again.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
Their father was being extorted in Honduras, and their mother had been attacked.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025
The relationships, Canter said, make Ernst vulnerable to being extorted if people learned of them and could give someone undue influence over her.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extort
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She was sentenced in federal court in Boston to four years in prison for charges of coercing people to engage in prostitution and money laundering conspiracy.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
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Experts say this is a potentially serious counterintelligence problem that could allow foreign intelligence services to gain insight into a target’s social network or even identify individuals who could be paid or coerced to act against them.—
Dhruv Mehrotra,
Wired News,
27 Mar. 2025
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But skyrocketing home prices and stubbornly high mortgage rates in the past few years have squeezed many buyers to the sidelines of the market, raising concerns that this year will see a nationwide drop in sales even during the spring homebuying season.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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This 2019 retread attempts to squeeze that same emotional response out of viewers, simply by recreating every frame through photorealistic CGI.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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The tension between the desire to make something outside the self and the inability to fulfill that desire coils inside them, wringing out their psyches.—
Audrey Wollen,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
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Two private equity firms' efforts to wring profits out of hospitals in underserved communities put patients in danger, according to a new report released Tuesday by a powerful Senate committee.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2025
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Le Bon Marché has forged a powerful Parisian identity, blending creativity, exacting professionalism and a unique customer experience.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Arkansas is coming off one of the best wins of the tournament, as head coach John Calipari exacted a little revenge on longtime foe Rick Pitino and the St. John’s Red Storm with an upset win.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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The White House press corps is butting heads with the administration for wresting control of White House press pool assignments, banning The Associated Press from some events.—
Theresa Braine,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Manage factors that tend to wrest control of the hose away from you, including becoming defensive, feeling shame or even suffering from a lack of sleep.—
Laura Rees,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Extort.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extort. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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