gouger

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The government tried to mollify protesters by introducing a monthly cash subsidy of 10 million rials per person—about $7, though it goes further in Iran—and vowing to crack down on price gougers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Bonta has said his office is “making good on our promise to hold price gougers accountable, with more to come.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

Scammers and price gougers wasted no time exploiting this crisis.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2023

If elected, he said he will request additional powers for the attorney general’s office from the Maryland legislature, including increased authority to go after and prosecute price gougers.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2022

And then an old fellow starts blowing into his bagpipes and all the gougers shuffling their feet to the tune the old cow died of.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James