corrupt
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Malta is maybe a little corrupt and the deliverables show up.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
The researchers wrote software that links together two bugs and a handful of techniques to corrupt the Mac’s memory and then gain access to parts of the device that should be inaccessible.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The topical, darkly funny, whip-smart series from Eric Kripke follows a band of vigilante misfits who fight to expose the all-powerful, corrupt conglomerate Vought International and its stable of villainous superheroes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Hoover was competent and corrupt, famously controlling the FBI with an iron fist.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
Were teachers as corrupt as the villains you read about in books or saw in movies and television?
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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