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Businesses are suffering more each day in an area where the rents are extortionate, and the situation could boil over soon.

Her sentence was manifestly excessive (the order to pay an extortionate $186 million alone proves his bias).

He continued to drink of the poisonous rank beverages served at extortionate prices.

He replied that the market price was extortionate, and that his conscience would not allow him to accept it.

No contract had been made as to price, and when she arrived there the cabman's extortionate charge was refused.

If he had to borrow money he would do it from the government and would not be charged extortionate rates of interest as he is now.

In this way the league tried to reduce overcrowding and extortionate rentals.