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Recent Examples of scalper
Expect to see some scalper prices drop Tuesday as the concert’s start time approaches.
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Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Sep. 2025
Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalper
Noun
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The other jumped a fence into a backyard and was arrested after being found during a yard-to-yard search by officers, police said.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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For years, at least since the devastating Sony Pictures hack in 2014, studios have been pouring big bucks into beefing up their online fences.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The victim described, matter-of-factly, how her trafficker had cut up jalapeños and tossed them into a toilet before banging her head against the inside of the bowl and dunking it into the water.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The revelations at the time rattled the Bahamian government, prompted the resignation of the country’s police commissioner even though he was not accused of wrongdoing, and fueled speculation about drug traffickers’ foothold in the government.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The Pentagon’s Joint Task Force Southern Border, activated in March of last year, is using autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessels, or USVs, to patrol vast stretches of the Rio Grande to deter drug smugglers.—
Zita Ballinger Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
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As Danny and Lena squared off against thieves, smugglers, and serial killers, Boston Blue also explored the tangled branches of the Silver family tree.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
Noun
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In crypto markets, it is often expressed through perpetual futures, or perps, which allow traders to take directional positions with deeper liquidity.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The price of oil has taken a step down over the last couple of weeks, to below $100 a barrel, which would imply that traders think the end is in sight.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Stock car racing's origins trace back to the Prohibition era when bootleggers raced modified cars.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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Even the underground tunnels bootleggers used to service the Green Mill during its speakeasy days are still in place.—
Meena Thiruvengadam,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Of course, not every fencer will pay full price to attend.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
28 May 2026
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The rise of K-pop rapper Jackson Wang, who was a competitive fencer before turning his attention to music, has also spurred awareness of the sport among Gen Z and Gen Alpha.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Bricks-and-mortar retailers that moved online faced a similar shock when digital-native competitors such as Amazon built their entire operation around e-commerce.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The group said the study doesn’t account for the expenses to retailers of using cash, including the cost of cash pickups and bank charges, or the benefits of credit cards, such as protections against fraud and faster transaction times.—
Shannon Pettypiece,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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The firm upgraded the ticket reseller to buy from neutral.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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The secondhand online reseller also tapped celebrity stylist Harry Lambert to give insights into the season from his work across the worlds of music and red carpet styling.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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“Scalper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalper. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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