blackmail

A fast, he insisted, was not blackmail but an act of suffering intended to awaken rather than coerce.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

This exemplary service failed to account for her disturbingly poor judgment, risking blackmail and conflict-of-interest allegations, since the Atlanta Police Department appears before her court; nor her lack of candor to the court.

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026

In a brief statement to the press before surrendering to police at the senate premises, Estrada described the charges as part of an attempt to blackmail him.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

I read a description of the series that summed things up like this: A divorced mom gets caught up in a perilous web of blackmail, murder and youth soccer.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

I remember feeling dimly that there was a kind of blackmail in it.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

For Nate, a bid at redemption comes not from his mother but from Jade, who blackmails the A Taste of Athens manager, Derek into firing him.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2023

Persistent, and desperate, Cassie blackmails her for the spot saying she knows that Carol sells "buddy passes" and that everyone calls her "black market Carol" because of it.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2022

Kiki’s former spymaster, the shadowy Dr. Fox, persuades — well, blackmails — her into working for him again, gathering intelligence on possible threats.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021

When Cousin Greg successfully blackmails Tom, Tom responds with pride: His boy is growing up, learning the disgusting ways of power.

From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2019

Booth blackmails Atzerodt, saying belongings John Wilkes Booth took with he left his hotel room on April 14, 1865. he’s in too deep to back out.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

Rogers’s undoing began with a string of emails and an alarming realization: He was being blackmailed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Worse, the patients were the ones feeling emotionally blackmailed into donating money.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Raising her voice, the former minister said: "I do not react well to being blackmailed."

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

"We will not allow ourselves to be blackmailed," said Lars Klingbeil, at a press conference in Berlin alongside French Economy Minister Roland Lescure.

From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026

“You will never repeat that to anyone, do you hear me? I’ve come too far to have my position jeopardized! I won’t be blackmailed by a snot-nosed apprentice!”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Some have suggested that Moreno had been silent because Miller was blackmailing him.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

Steadman, 29, was arrested in June 2024 and later charged with one count of blackmailing then Conservative MP William Wragg in order to get the telephone numbers of up to 12 individuals.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

“They’re blackmailing me,” Ms. Navalnaya said in a video posted on her son’s YouTube channel.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

In Sam Mendes’ 1999 film, “American Beauty,” Lester Burnham, played by Kevin Spacey, kicks off a corporate blackmailing scheme that ultimately leaves him with a $60,000 pay-out.

From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2023

“So he’s been blackmailing Queen Orlagh,” Dain says, and the Roach and I look over at him.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black