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corruption

[kuh-ruhp-shuhn] / kəˈrʌp ʃən /




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That would help prove to the EU that he is eager to fight corruption, but it only has the power to investigate the misuse of EU funds.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Ford captured this at the end of his piece: American progressivism emerged out of a rejection of corruption and self-dealing in the Gilded Age.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Officials have failed to halt pervasive fraud in the hospice industry despite promises of reforms five years ago after learning of widespread corruption that targeted vulnerable patients.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Blatant corruption, it seems, has become just another perk of the job.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Cobbett was an Englishman who had been driven from his homeland because of his attacks on corruption in the English army.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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