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Example sentences for: extort

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This comes after Jackson was convicted of trying to extort $40 million from Cosby.
China will let the triads extort, smuggle drugs and arms, pander, and counterfeit.
Somebody has tried to extort $100,000 from online music retailer CD Universe by threatening to release some of the company's more than 300,000 customer credit-card files.
He also had orang laut pirates patrolling the seas to extort tribute from passing ships.
Autumn Jackson was convicted of trying to extort $40 million from Bill Cosby . Her lawyer is contemplating a paternity suit, which might oblige Cosby to take a blood test.