blackmail

Following his advice to blackmail a loose-cannon Prime Minister into resigning causes her reflux to erupt with a vengeance.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

While Bonta categorized those threats as bluster and blackmail, people close to Ellison said they were genuine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Carter had vehemently denied the accusations, saying they were a "blackmail attempt" and describing them as "frivolous, fictitious and appalling allegations".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

They denounced "the state failing to regulate prices", which "allows an integrated group that benefits from considerable upstream margins to dictate, to blackmail, leading to this distortion of competition."

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

Here’s the key: Ava confronts Deborah with her lies and betrayal, then blackmails Deborah for the head writer position.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024

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

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

"Anyone who tries to sabotage our critical infrastructure and paralyse society is attacking all of us. But we will not allow ourselves to be blackmailed or intimidated by criminal activity."

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

"Berlin will not be blackmailed," Wegner said on Friday.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

“I have never paid Epstein for access to women. I was never blackmailed by Epstein. I was not involved with, and had no knowledge of, any of Epstein’s heinous conduct.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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

Bondi is under fire after she said last week there was no evidence Epstein kept a "client list" or was blackmailing powerful figures.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025

Epstein conspiracists go way beyond this, however, insisting there’s a “client list” Epstein kept with detailed notes about who he was blackmailing and for what.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2025

She accused him of blackmailing and bullying school district leaders who supported the proposal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

“I don’t know what you’re getting at—nobody’s blackmailing me.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck