as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
if all the racket on the stairs is any indication, someone must be moving into apartment 3B
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John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024
But the former Grand Slam champions retain lucrative deals beyond their apparel and racket contracts.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 10 July 2024
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The main one presented to a grand jury was that the Mafia killed Hoffa to prevent him from disclosing mob infiltration of the Teamsters, including its tapping into the union's pension fund to finance its rackets.
—John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024
But the former Grand Slam champions retain lucrative deals beyond their apparel and racket contracts.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 10 July 2024
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“Racket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racket. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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