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“Netflix’s statement that Mr. Afram and his attorneys attempted to extort money from Netflix is entirely false, as are the purported facts on which Netflix based this false statement,” according to his amended lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Dr. Tidmarsh stepped down after former business partner Kevin Tang accused him of using his regulatory authority to extort him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

DragonForce want the BBC to report the hack - they are apparently trying to extort the company for money.

From BBC ● May 2, 2025

They can certainly extort a painful price from the world while trying to, and the full reckoning may be more than we can bear.

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2025

He could always extort a day or two in class from them with the free weekly pizza.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

“Landmark extorts small businesses, demanding payment for webpages that are essential for running a business,” Attorney General Bob Ferguson said in a statement Thursday.

From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2021

The main perk of being the bid’s junior partner is that we won’t be on the hook for the full array of infrastructural follies Fifa normally extorts from the host.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 11, 2017

“But they make sure that nobody robs, nobody extorts, nobody kidnaps. They don’t mess with the people here.”

From Washington Post ● May 29, 2015

He believes this pressure to be friendly is caused by “unequal economic power that extorts emotional work.”

From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2014

Laura wants madame to come to Newport for a month, and partly extorts a promise from Floyd that he will give her at least a week.

From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Amanda Minnie Douglas

He has effectively extorted $1 billion in free legal services from law firms based on baseless legal claims and tens of millions of dollars from media companies based on wholly meritless lawsuits.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025

The relationships, Canter said, make Ernst vulnerable to being extorted if people learned of them and could give someone undue influence over her.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025

“This detailed evidence collectively shows that Hart was involved in a negotiation over the sale of the video, not extorted, which is extremely crucial for understanding the legal and public perception of the incident.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024

Save for a period in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when right-wing paramilitaries invaded the llanos and extorted landowners like him, Mr. Rey’s memories here were good ones.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

But no answer could be extorted from Saul.

From The Tree of Knowledge A Novel by Mrs. Baillie Reynolds

But her political career ended when her husband, Bill Collins, a dentist and businessman, was convicted in 1993 of extorting money from people who had business before the state while his wife was governor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

He denied threatening or extorting anyone, the detective said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

They alleged that Church leaders were extorting monthly payments and micro-managing dioceses that used to enjoy operational autonomy.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025

Cohen acknowledged once telling a prosecutor he felt that Daniels and her lawyer were extorting Trump.

From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024

“You would think,” Skarpi’s voice rolled out like thick honey, “fine churchmen such as yourselves could find better things to do than arresting storytellers and extorting money from honest men.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss