shakedown
Example Sentences
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Every lease I’ve ever signed felt like a shakedown.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The firm was flayed in 2018 by federal Judge Royce C. Lamberth of Washington, D.C., for engaging in what he labeled a “high-tech shakedown ... smacking of extortion.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
This loan-blocking exercise may be a shakedown ploy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
However, over the course of the shakedown in Barcelona and the two sessions in Bahrain it appeared the top four teams - McLaren, Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes - will again dominate in 2026.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
While the Mark I was still undergoing this shakedown procedure, Lawrence spent his time soothing official doubts about the MTA by citing the continuing threat of a shortage of fissile material.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
