scalpers

plural of scalper

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Recent Examples of scalpers 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
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Noun
  • Working primarily in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Reeves tracked down murderers, thieves, bootleggers and other outlaws across a vast and often dangerous frontier.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
  • Stock car racing's origins trace back to the Prohibition era when bootleggers raced modified cars.
    Keith Laing, USA Today, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • Australians pay some of the world’s highest prices for cocaine, which makes Australia a lucrative market for drug traffickers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026
  • Once received, Catis mixed the nitazenes with other drugs, pressed the substance into a brick, and sold it to other drug traffickers.
    Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat, STAT, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • For example, when Rhode Islanders complained about how the British ship Gaspee was attacking their ships without mercy in its hunt for smugglers, the Royal Navy waved away the colonial government.
    Robert Parkinson, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • To get there, Sodais climbed mountains in the snow, moved from border to border with the help of smugglers, got captured a dozen times and spent time in jail.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • Kalshi traders in May had indicated a strong chance the final report would top the forecast.
    Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 29 June 2026
  • Robinhood recently launched Robinhood Social in beta, a feed for discovering and tracking traders, while other crypto startups are experimenting with public portfolios, copy trading, and social feeds that allow users to follow experienced traders.
    Anastasia Chernikova, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The first four days will be reserved for retailers, media and other industry professionals, while the final three days will be open to the public.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Retviews data highlights double-digit price rises for mass retailers like Zara and Gap, reflecting a gradual shift towards premiumization in the product range.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Videos from the confrontation show smashed car windows, fires burning on the sidewalks, and Haredi men tearing at police fences as officers beat them back and arrest rioters.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2026
  • No parking signs were plastered on fences across Miami Gardens as residents and authorities worked to keep streets clear.
    Anna McAllister, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Food and drink concessionaires, professional caterers, HOA clubhouses, event planners — any purveyor that’s not a public restaurant, food truck, flea market stall or food hall vendor — are also excluded from the roundup.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Each year, the Padres bring in new food and beverage concessionaires, existing concessionaires roll out new dishes, and its in-house hospitality and retail partner Delaware North rolls out multiple new items.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Despite the cool reception from distributors, the pair haven’t given up, and still plan on shopping their movie to either a streamer or theatrical distributor.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026

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“Scalpers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalpers. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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