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racket

[rak-it] / ˈræk ɪt /




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At the graduation ceremony on Monday, she wore a gold stole embroidered with a multicolored tennis racket and the letters G.O.A.T — greatest of all time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The city was quiet, but scampering down Esk Street in the torrential rain of early evening a racket could be heard in the distance.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

And surely many would-be claimants, seeing the billboard circus, conclude the legal system is a racket and opt out altogether, even when they have meritorious claims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Nepal's government has developed tough measures to stamp out insurance scams involving unnecessary helicopter rescues of trekkers, an official said Tuesday, a long-running racket threatening the country's vital tourism industry.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

With all the engine racket, he couldn’t hear a word I said.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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