impropriety
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In June 2025, weekly newsletter Air Mail published accusations of impropriety against Leto by nine women, which he denied.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Through all of the murky questions about the differences between power and glory, decency and impropriety, De Palma lands on a remarkable base of human connection that elevates “Blow Out” beyond the average thriller.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
But allegations of corruption and impropriety have surfaced, as reported by The Wall Street Journal in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Mr Milne has not responded to any questions put to him by the BBC, but his law firm previously told The Tribune it denied every allegation of impropriety.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
He could not, he explained, “without manifest impropriety, make the avowal or disavowal you seem to think necessary.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
We remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
In his report, Sir Laurie said he had "not identified evidence of improprieties".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
He’d been ousted from the Bears club, presumably because of the financial improprieties, and now he was coaching an adult group, called a masters team, on the university campus.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2024
Lamont’s office issued a statement saying the governor took steps in 2021 to remove Diamantis from his government jobs when “allegations of ethical improprieties surfaced.”
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
A few of the men present, in pity for the unhappy husband, had thus drowned the improprieties of the last verse.
From Countess Erika's Apprenticeship by Schubin, Ossip
Vocabulary lists containing impropriety
"The Declaration of Sentiments" (1848)
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