corruption
Example Sentences
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But the dalliance frayed after widespread antigovernment protests in 2011 drew the Kremlin’s attention to the reach of blogs and social-media platforms that opposition leaders like Alexei Navalny used to rally supporters and expose corruption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Most of those cases had been opened by Grady O’Malley, an assistant U.S. attorney who oversaw several prosecutions of union corruption while working in the New Jersey office over four decades.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
A French court conducted the first international criminal trial for Dmitry Klyuev, accused of a 2007 Russian corruption scheme.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
A French court held the first international criminal trial for a 2007 alleged Russian corruption scheme that cost Denmark’s big bank $2 billion in fines and catalyzed the world’s financial sanctions laws.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
It appeared to be a civil, solitary form of corruption.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
