corruption
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In Albania, protester demands vary from halting the project, to reversing a law allowing development in protected areas, to ending corruption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Right now, corruption and accountability are particularly salient for both voters and lawmakers.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Illegal migration was also often enabled by corruption, the president acknowledged, explaining how officials sold documents.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The conditions under which the 2014 contract was awarded were the subject of a wide-ranging investigation in Brazil over suspicions that corruption influenced the decision to opt for the Swedish plane over the French-made Rafale.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
I sometimes wonder how much irrationality in the world has been excused by the nonsensical saying “Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,” a corruption of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s remark about “a foolish consistency.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing corruption
"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from Act 1
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