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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.
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Sep. 2025
Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalpers
Noun
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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
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From embracing bootleggers to pulling its catalog from Spotify, Mackenzie explains how the band has tried to protect its creative core while the industry transforms around it.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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ProPublica has chronicled the dark world of pig butchering, in which human traffickers in Asia force their victims to scam people by posing as friends or potential romantic interests.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
11 Apr. 2026
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The shakedown will involve the use of digital currencies, an extremely popular choice among scammers, human traffickers — and apparently governments trying to circumvent international sanctions.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The tactic has become more popular with smugglers as police on the beaches try to thwart crossings by puncturing the rafts that groups of migrants have to inflate and carry to the water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Cook County Jail in Chicago, which houses nearly 5,000 detainees, has reported increasing cases of smugglers soaking paper with synthetic drugs and sending them into the jail through mail or visitors.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Much of the oil that reached foreign markets was effectively smuggled out, traders and analysts said.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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Bitcoin’s rise above $75,000 is a dose of optimism for traders who have watched the world’s largest cryptocurrency struggle to record a sustained rally amid a volatile six months.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The attorneys issued a consumer alert Tuesday reminding parents, along with manufacturers, retailers and users about state laws on the sale and use of the bikes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued an emergency rule Tuesday to extend the period for retailers to sell E-15 gas.—
News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The stakes, the action, and the effects budget — this is Stargate swinging for the fences.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The fences are still there, as are many of the problems in and around the park.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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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 17 Apr. 2026.
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