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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
blackmail .
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Examples
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And so the idealist Gosling blackmails the good governor into running his campaign and firing the guy who ran the campaign before and fired Gosling.
Warren Adler: The Snides of March Warren Adler 2011
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Free to do as he likes in the continuing limbo in Italy, Alec falls into an affair with a girl who blackmails him and pushes him into a rather shallow underworld of car theft and smuggling.
Lost in Transit Sam Sacks 2011
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Until, that is, Kayankaya blackmails the immigration director, a married man with boyfriends who are younger than they ought to be.
Unlikely gumshoe with grit Richard Lipez 2011
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"As the show returns, Michael blackmails Nikita into getting something done for him, something that Division cannot do," Silverstein says.
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Ramona, on the other hand, is constantly trying to seduce Earl – and when she finally does succeed, she blackmails him.
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Until, that is, Kayankaya blackmails the immigration director, a married man with boyfriends who are younger than they ought to be.
Unlikely gumshoe with grit Richard Lipez 2011
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Even if Hezbollah blackmails the international community into submission, Lebanon is increasingly becoming a satellite of Iran, and there is nothing Iran wants more than for Hezbollah to emerge as the only power left standing in Beirut, waiting impatiently to do Iran's bidding as its frontline Frankenstein against Israel.
Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Firestorm Among Lebanon's Cedars Amb. Marc Ginsberg 2011
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Instead, he blackmails her... but it's sweet, really!
Glee First Look: Finn Blackmails Santana — But It's Sweet! 2011
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Even if Hezbollah blackmails the international community into submission, Lebanon is increasingly becoming a satellite of Iran, and there is nothing Iran wants more than for Hezbollah to emerge as the only power left standing in Beirut, waiting impatiently to do Iran's bidding as its frontline Frankenstein against Israel.
Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Firestorm Among Lebanon's Cedars Amb. Marc Ginsberg 2011
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Is the character selfishly manipulative or sadistic (e.g. threatens self-harm, lies, blackmails, etc. in order to get her/his way)?
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Faraway Soul’s Review Forum 2009
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