corrupt

Example Sentences

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He was asked about his relationship with a corrupt police officer he said he kept "warm as a contact".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“Does the Department of War want something like that in their supply chain, so that it could hallucinate, it could corrupt models that are used by defense contractors who are building weapons systems of airplanes?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Instead, it is wholly contingent and circumstantial, defined by what serves his own self-interest and corrupt needs and wants at any given moment.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

As the nation’s oil wealth flowed offshore, the Iranian people were left to struggle with poverty, underdevelopment, and corrupt leadership.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

But when it was put into practice, particularly when it was placed in the hands of corrupt leaders, it became a much different system from that which was originally espoused.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler