as in to sting
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
since I had forgotten the sunscreen, I was forced to buy it from the concession stand at the beach—where they gouged me for it
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Recent Examples of gouge
Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2024
The price gouging law authorizes the energy commission to set a maximum gross gasoline refining margin and a penalty for refiners that exceed it.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
There was a time when those gouges were a source of pride.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2023
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Verb
Still, ticket reform advocacy organizations have applauded the strategy, saying that taking the profit motive out of the secondary market will stop scalping and help prevent fans from getting gouged.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2024
The price gouging law authorizes the energy commission to set a maximum gross gasoline refining margin and a penalty for refiners that exceed it.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
Noun
Wyatt Jay Charles Brooks is recovering at home from cuts and gouges to his face and neck.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
There was a time when those gouges were a source of pride.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2023
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Ahead of Election Day coming up on Tuesday Nov. 5, the hip-hop hitmaker delivered a fiery speech that lasted nearly 10 minutes, complete with stinging soundbites and her signature, seemingly off-the-cuff swagger at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb outside Milwaukee.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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The decision means audiences can expect Stewart to continue needling lawmakers as well as a future President Kamala Harris or Donald Trump with his stinging commentary and satire well into their first year in office.Liam Reilly, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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But there's a good chance every bite of the nation’s orange obsession has its origins in the same spot: Morton, a sleepy hollow outside Peoria, Illinois that touts itself as the pumpkin capital of the world.John Riley, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
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One hallmark of a Rooney protagonist, after all, is the kind of willful disappearance—into an affair, into BDSM, into friendship, or, indeed, into the hollows of one’s own body—that fat people are rarely afforded.Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
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The Pentagon's inspector general on Tuesday said the audit showed the company overcharged the Air Force by nearly $1 million for different parts for C-17 cargo planes.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Francis, according to prosecutors, overcharged the U.S. military by $35 million for his company's services.Elias Lopez, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The best option would be to reach out, with or without permission, to touch the picture’s surface, tracing the whorls and the smeared grooves.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Another notable feature of the albums is that, along with these English lyrics, the music itself has a consistently Western groove, with no effort to include J-pop-like melodies.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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The activation comes amid a particularly tense election year, with former President Trump, the Republican nominee, already claiming that Democrats are cheating.Brad Dress, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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The post comes as Trump has for days basely accused the key battleground state of cheating.Luke Barr, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Surrounding that is the environmental protective garment (EPG), the heavy, visible, outer covering of the suit that protects the astronauts from cuts and punctures on a lunar terrain that bristles with jagged rocks and scarps.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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Doctors at the hospital allegedly told police Hannah had three puncture wounds, per the affidavit.Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Robins said the company considered multiple different options before settling on the winnings surcharge.Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 2 Aug. 2024
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Homeowners would not be surcharged for commercial losses.Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
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Officers later found LeBlanc there dead as a result of multiple stab wounds.Liz Hardaway, Connecticut Post, 1 Nov. 2024
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Officers found a man on the ground, suffering from stab wounds.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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