corrupt
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Her mother, Susana Higuchi, called him a corrupt tyrant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Malta is maybe a little corrupt and the deliverables show up.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
Victims of 1984 industrial disaster still battle health effects from gas leak and an Indian judicial system that is called corrupt and uncaring.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Hoover was competent and corrupt, famously controlling the FBI with an iron fist.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
“The quality or condition of being depraved or corrupt, ” Rahel read, with a row of sternmouthed nuns seated behind her and a sea of sniggering schoolgirl faces in front.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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