exacted

Example Sentences

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It is unclear if payments are being exacted under the new system.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Still, the relationships with Epstein have exacted tolls.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

American veteran Riggs had beaten Australia's Margaret Court before King exacted revenge four months later.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

It wasn’t until the divisional round in 1978 that the Rams exacted a measure of revenge with a 34-10 thumping.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

The Aztecs flourished culturally, economically, militarily, and politically, but they faced growing rebellion by the peoples from whom they exacted tribute.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz