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Recent Examples of extorted
However, the company declined to answer follow-up questions about when the breach occurred, whether customer data was involved or if it is actively being extorted.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
In his defense, Barnett took the stand to say there was no murder plot and that Thomas extorted him for the money using physical violence – knocking out his teeth, injured his left shoulder, and smacking his private parts.
—Sydney Pereira, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
According to the indictment, the two defendants engaged in a racketeering conspiracy, committed multiple murders, engaged in drug distribution and extorted victims.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The organization claims truckers are commonly extorted by police at the stops.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
By the following year, the FBI had recovered millions of dollars extorted from Colonial Pipeline by Darkside.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
This man just could not stop getting extorted, which is not ideal for anyone but is especially unpleasant for the head of MI5.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors allege he and co-defendant Gelardo extorted an individual to collect gambling debts between November 2022 and February 2023.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
Federal prosecutors who allege that Suffolk Sheriff Steven Tompkins extorted a Boston cannabis company are requesting the court to consider whether the defense counsel’s representation poses a conflict of interest in the case.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
In his defense, Barnett took the stand to say there was no murder plot and that Thomas extorted him for the money using physical violence – knocking out his teeth, injured his left shoulder, and smacking his private parts.
—Sydney Pereira, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
According to the indictment, the two defendants engaged in a racketeering conspiracy, committed multiple murders, engaged in drug distribution and extorted victims.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
The organization claims truckers are commonly extorted by police at the stops.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
By the following year, the FBI had recovered millions of dollars extorted from Colonial Pipeline by Darkside.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
This man just could not stop getting extorted, which is not ideal for anyone but is especially unpleasant for the head of MI5.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors allege he and co-defendant Gelardo extorted an individual to collect gambling debts between November 2022 and February 2023.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
Federal prosecutors who allege that Suffolk Sheriff Steven Tompkins extorted a Boston cannabis company are requesting the court to consider whether the defense counsel’s representation poses a conflict of interest in the case.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extorted
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In return for public investments, research grants, beneficial regulatory treatment, or discretionary nonenforcement of laws, the White House has exacted all manner of commitments from these entities.—
Yuval Levin,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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Most examples were equipped with a Borg-Warner close-ratio four-speed transmission, but a few were ordered with GM’s two-speed automatic, which exacted less of a penalty in acceleration, thanks to the Apollo’s weight of under 2,300 pounds—500 pounds less than that of Jaguar’s E-Type.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2026
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Being coerced into recreational activities against your will suggests a unique type of loneliness—for Sutkowski, one that represents emotional trials far deeper than just an unhappy season in dusty cleats.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to the recent court filings, members are coerced to provide all of the labor in the GCCA compound without compensation.—
Jane Borden,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2026
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In an ecosystem squeezed by the brutal economics of streaming and the continuing struggles of the theatrical model, far too many worthy films go unsold and unseen.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Tens of billions of dollars in corporate loans are likely to default over the next year as companies, especially software and data services firms owned by private equity, get squeezed by the AI threat, Mish said in a Wednesday research note.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Decades of warming have wrung many parts of the US dry.—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2026
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Cover the area with a kitchen towel that has been soaked in hot water and then wrung out.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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The constitution was thus wrested from the Iranian people and appropriated by a ruling cadre that imposed its own interpretation of Islamic law upon them.—
Ramin Jahanbegloo,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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The rise of hip-hop and the films of Spike Lee in the late 1980s and early 1990s forced a revival of Malcolm X, a reclaiming of him by Black America, wrested from his historical framing by the white mainstream, which during his time did not love him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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The defense forced three turnovers, Jason Myers kicked a Super Bowl-record five field goals, and running back Kenneth Walker III rushed for 135 yards to earn most valuable player as the Seahawks finished the season with 10 consecutive victories.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Anutin has been prime minister only since last September, after serving in the Cabinet of his immediate predecessor, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was forced out of office for an ethics violation regarding mishandling relations with Cambodia.—
GRANT PECK,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Their false claims about getting financially fleeced by Uncle Sam were fueled by a rather sophisticated, albeit deceitful and shameful lobbying campaign, sponsored by greedy gadflies out to make a quick buck.—
Tom Margenau,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Zach Harper basically wrote that Atlanta got fleeced here, though.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Extorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extorted. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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