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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-renting
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For them, streaming from the cloud is as natural as renting videos from Blockbuster were to me and my friends.—
Taesik Yoon,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025 -
Unexplained inconsistencies in the reasoning for renting a vehicle, or nervousness or a refusal to answer questions about the reason for rental, may also be a sign for concern, the bulletin said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2025
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The City of Santa Monica, for example, worked with several government agencies to commission a report for a five-year plan to prevent beach erosion; this meant hiring five study authors and a nonprofit to do the work.—
Aliza Knox,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Larger broker dealers and asset management firms such as Goldman Sachs and Blackrock, respectively, have generally pursued internal builds to remain competitive, although hiring top software engineers to do so might be interpreted as a form of buying.—
Barnet Sherman,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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The Wolves did not score for the first 4 minutes, 32 seconds of the quarter, letting a five-point deficit swell to 18 points.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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But the Pole tightened when on the front foot in two baseline exchanges, moving forward at the wrong time and letting Fritz move out in front.—
James Hansen,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Rack-renting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-renting. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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