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Shakedowns meaning
plural of shakedown
Example sentences (8)
It is standard to see their clubs’ shakedowns as a striving for superiority.
Joe Ferguson’s latest quarterly report shows the usual sordid sampling of misconduct, including alleged shakedowns, sexual harassment and police abuse.
The word of the day is “verify” — it’s all over the alt-left media, as they brazenly attempt to cover up the burgeoning scandal of Hunter Biden’s laptop and all the payoffs, dirty deals and shakedowns contained therein.
The mere act of defending or settling claims costs companies, the economy and consumers billions of dollars in what amount to legalized shakedowns.
They are the rare department that managed to purge the shakedowns and gangsterism that still plague police units throughout the region.
Even some fellow officers made allegations of illegal behavior, including frameups and shakedowns.
It didn’t matter that the effect would cause employees and employers to be less able to meet their own financial obligations thus making it impossible to pay government shakedowns.
March has been teeming with news stories from Washington, from burgeoning trade wars to White House shake-ups to tales of sex scandals and shakedowns.