bribery

Example Sentences

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The incident prompted an investigation into alleged bribery by Uber executives and a lawsuit from the victim, although neither led to civil or criminal penalties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

As the country's top prosecutor in 2019, he also indicted a senior aide of Park's successor, Moon Jae-in, in a fraud and bribery case.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

It doesn’t just search for specific words; you can ask it to search for concepts like bribery.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

The 65-year-old, who sat in the dock at Southwark Crown Court taking notes on the third day of the trial, is accused of multiple bribery counts stemming from a years-long investigation.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Gilly jiggled her foot through a Central American earthquake and the bribery trial of a congressman from who cared where.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson