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corrupt

[kuh-ruhpt] / kəˈrʌpt /






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“This officer betrayed the public, betrayed the inmates, and betrayed the badge. My office will hold corrupt correctional officers to account for their behavior.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The researchers wrote software that links together two bugs and a handful of techniques to corrupt the Mac’s memory and then gain access to parts of the device that should be inaccessible.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Charging corrupt public officials “has always been and remains a top priority” of the office, wrote spokesperson Lymarie Llovet-Ayala.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Ahead of a plaque being installed near the site, the BBC revisits a story which also involved light-fingered locals, allegations of corrupt police and a mystery man moving through the world of London coin dealers.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The reports that label my family as corrupt, power- hungry, moralizing dictators?

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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