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corruption

[kuh-ruhp-shuhn] / kəˈrʌp ʃən /




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Right now, corruption and accountability are particularly salient for both voters and lawmakers.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Pepys’s financial corruption, common enough among officials of his rank, is well known, having come out in the unexpurgated edition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Since 2020, the Public Prosecutor's Office has compiled complaints against 67 lawmakers for allegedly committing some 700 crimes, most of them related to corruption.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has fired the head of the agency responsible for his flagship free meals programme, which has been plagued by mass food poisonings and corruption allegations.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

My dear countrymen, the aim of the Revolutionary Council is to establish a nation free from corruption and internal strife.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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