corrupt

"We depended upon a corrupt Vatican official to get the text of an important papal speech ahead of delivery," he wrote.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Whether Zambada has informed U.S. prosecutors about corrupt Mexican officials remains publicly unknown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

A former private detective, Hammett grounded his narrative in a corrupt Montana mining town, replacing the cozy murders of traditional whodunits with a seamier view of vice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

The 2015 prosecutions of high-ranking soccer officials revealed the extent of corrupt practices relating to the sale of broadcast rights.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

Wands produce magic, and not only is magic a corrupt form of the Gift, but it’s also harder to control, especially for Unremarkables.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Self-deception corrupts that process from within, and the cost grows with every generation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

Downs: I think power corrupts; and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024

What we know about power is that it always corrupts.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

“If thought corrupts language,” George Orwell wrote, “language can also corrupt thought. A bad usage can spread by tradition and imitation, even among people who should and do know better.”

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2023

The very desire of it corrupts the heart.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

He’s corrupted from the inside by a system that has no regard for his humanity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

"According to me and the majority of nations involved in this race, Canada corrupted everything that is meant to be fair and beautiful about our sport," she added.

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

In fact, the creature possesses an instinctive benevolence, which is corrupted by rejection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

We would only do this if our goal was corrupted.

From Slate ● Jan. 1, 2026

“We worked together for fifteen years and were married for twelve. I have no idea how Umbra corrupted her, but they flipped her to their side and she helped set me up.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

But Disney has shareholders to serve, and obviously intends to extract all it can from every piece of intellectual property it owns, no matter how creatively corrupting and tasteless the endeavor might be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Reasonable people will go in circles forever about whether specific cases are proof of the industry’s maturity or proof of its corrupting effect.

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026

But the judge said Bembridge had a public role and had failed to carry out his duties on behalf of the King for a corrupting motive.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

Instead, Jerry takes every shortcut he can without considering the ethical fine print, aligning himself with Carl and Gaear and corrupting his soul in the process.

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026

Steve Eisman was odd in his conviction that the leveraging of middle-class America was a corrupt and corrupting event, and that the subprime mortgage market in particular was an engine of exploitation and, ultimately, destruction.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis