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scandal

[skan-dl] / ˈskæn dl /


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The estrangement between Orthodox Christians and Catholics is a scandal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

After the scandal broke, Kremlev said that Trump Jr. had repaid him for the wedding expenses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

This is happening, it writes, "despite the furore over the cheating scandal".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

If audiences already know the intimate details of how a very real public leak, whistle-blow, or scandal came together, what’s left for them to learn by fictionalizing it all?

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

One Saturday, after the Mother Paula’s scandal had died down, Roy went to watch Beatrice and her friends play a soccer game.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

After numerous scandals under Moore, McDonnell was seen as offering stability while the city prepared for the massive security challenges of the World Cup and Olympic Games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

As an accounting professor, I teach my students about some of the great financial scandals in modern history: SVB, WorldCom, Enron, Theranos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Noem was summoned before Congress over those scandals and others, including her alleged misuse of government funds on television advertisements and private luxury jets.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Initiatives to label books as written by humans, and not artificial intelligence, are gaining ground following a string of scandals where authors were suspected of using the technology without admitting it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The recitation of these old scandals seemed to elate her as much as they horrified Doge.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling


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