-rigged
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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In November, Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted on federal charges that they “rigged pitches” — that is, they tipped bettors about whether they would throw a pitch outside the strike zone in specified situations and how hard they would throw it.
From Los Angeles Times
If you are worried that the odds of besting a system so ridiculously rigged are impossible, yet refuse to accept that nothing can be done, these stories may have spoken to you.
From Salon
But any payment is only a bandage for a deeply rigged market.
From MarketWatch
The truth is that America’s food market is rigged.
From MarketWatch
This rambling complaint serves as an admission that your editorial on Jimmy Lai’s rigged trial and conviction hit the nail on the head.
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