corrupt
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He’s appeared in everything from “Saw” to “Ella Enchanted,” and played a corrupt government agent in a couple of “Mission Impossible” movies.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 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
Hoover was competent and corrupt, famously controlling the FBI with an iron fist.
From Salon • May 8, 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
An absence of compassion can corrupt the decency of a community, a state, a nation.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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