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The phrase "an exorbitant request" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a demand or request that is unreasonably high or excessive.
Example: "Asking for a raise of 50% after only three months on the job felt like an exorbitant request."
Alternatives: "an unreasonable demand" or "an outrageous request".
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"Bennett — who was then undergoing severe economic problems and who had previously undertaken legal actions against his own family requesting millions in damages — unexpectedly made an exorbitant request of money from me," Argento said.
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"Boring!" After DiMaso (Bradley Cooper) is denied a request for an exorbitant amount of money (in relation to a sting he's working on) by his boss at the FBI (Louis C.K., of all people), this is the word that DiMaso uses as the scene fades out.
Fox said it was told it would have to pay an exorbitant fee to participate, but reporters familiar with the scene in Pakistan said the request might have come from an aspiring fixer looking for a payday.
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I paid the guy an exorbitant fee.
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Because they are all paid an exorbitant amount of money".
But all those benefits have come at an exorbitant price.
This is an exorbitant cost for Europe to bear.
He would prefer a prohibition on pets to an exorbitant charge.
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