corruption
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Gibney is renowned for taking on big money, corruption and anything else that reeks of injustice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
However, he has emphasised that he has no evidence that Zelensky is personally involved in corruption.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Still, the government’s decision was likely to divide voters, she said, with some seeing the logic of attracting talent and avoiding corruption, while others may focus on the high headline numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
But his premiership was marred by his own corruption scandals, and no one sees him as a solution.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The name Gilbreth, in the case of Dad’s family, was a fairly recent corruption of Galbraith.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
The subtext plays out in how the town confronts the other corruptions in its midst.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025
Tasila and the former president's widow, Esther, continue to face corruptions charges, which they deny.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
Like more than a few movies focused on the corruptions and comeuppances of the ultra-rich, Michel Franco’s “New Order” kicks off with a wedding.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2021
Jazz got a crucial nudge into the academy from Wynton Marsalis and his fellow young neo-traditionalists, who were guarding against what they saw as the corruptions of fusion and free jazz.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2020
It depicts the American Revolutionas a liberation movement, a clean break not just from English domination but also from the historic corruptions of European monarchy and aristocracy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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