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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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noun

A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined

“a king's accession to a confederacy”

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blackmailing

Part of Speechverb

To extort money or favors from (a person) by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, such as injury to reputation, distress of mind, false accusation, etc.

In a Sentence

“He blackmailed a businesswoman by threatening to expose an alleged fraud.”

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Common Phrases

. blackmailing
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Related Words

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