corrupt
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“It’s difficult to look at it and not get very hot under the collar about it. That lack of transparency is what’s corrupt. It’s absolutely corrupt. That’s not too strong a word.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023
“Power tends to corrupt. This is a reminder of that,” Fulton said.
From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2022
“Is that corrupt? No, it’s not corrupt. It means that you’re often going to put on the wait list or reject wonderful applicants who have terrific life stories.”
From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2022
“You don’t know who’s corrupt. And that’s a challenge.”
From Reuters • Mar. 30, 2021
“Just because Hitler speaks German doesn’t mean that the language is corrupt. It’s the most important scientific language in the world. What are you looking at me like that for?”
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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