blackmails

present tense third-person singular of blackmail

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Verb
  • Cook’s lawyers also argued that allowing her to be fired threatens the bank’s independence and the nation’s economic stability.
    Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The agency warned that without swift action, the trend threatens to fuel a surge in diabetes, heart disease and other serious health problems among the next generation.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Keeping tires properly inflated not only extends their life but also squeezes more miles out of every charge—a win for the wallet and the planet.
    Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The motion from this system dynamically stretches and squeezes the space around these objects, sending gravitational waves across the universe.
    Chad Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Over half of the generation says hard work, not luck, drives success.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Security leaders have long viewed data as a strategic asset that drives insights, innovation and market advantage.
    Asaf Kochan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The iPhone 17 Air impresses with its ultra-thin profile and new battery technology.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • While the size of the place impresses, there’s also some questionable decor throughout the interior.
    TJ Macias, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Compulsory heterosexuality is a theoretical framework coined by lesbian scholar Adrienne Rich in 1980 to describe how heterosexuality as an institution compels and coerces female sexuality for patriarchal purposes.
    Quispe López, Them., 27 Aug. 2025
  • The pic centers on Ali (Ekin Koç), a university professor who is haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother and coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Maybe his rehabilitation drags.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The North Carolina General Assembly returned Tuesday for the first time since last month, as a budget stalemate between the House and Senate drags on.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2025
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