rip-off
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In Kansas, Prairie Village Detective Ryan Warkentin is tracking similar cases, including a jury-duty rip-off that netted nearly $600,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
I had always heard that annuities were bad, a rip-off, and something to avoid.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
That seems downright quaint now; the rip-off they are effecting is at such a bigger scale, and we hardly have time to pay attention to it.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2025
Spellberg calls it “the greatest rip-off perpetrated on the American people in the last century.”
From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2024
“The first few rows are reserved for friends and radio stations. It’s a rip-off, but what can you do?”
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
They didn’t need their star to rip off a 27-19 run to finish the quarter and take a commanding 13-point lead into the fourth.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
They rip off their clothes, dunk their heads in the dip and lead dance battles to La Bouche’s “Be My Lover.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
"Whether it is petrol at the pumps or heating oil, there is no excuse for any business to use this as an opportunity to rip off customers."
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
And don’t discount that Chinese chip makers will figure out how to rip off Nvidia’s technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
I rip off my gloves and grab some disinfectant wipes from a round bin by the door, scrubbing my hands down three times.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
