corruption
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Right now, corruption and accountability are particularly salient for both voters and lawmakers.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Fujimori, 51, appeals to the mixed legacy of her late father, who stabilized the economy and defeated a Maoist insurgency, but was convicted of corruption and crimes against humanity.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Last year, "Gen Z" protests erupted, with young people arguing the state was failing to tackle crime, corruption and inequality.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 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
"I saw the queues, the shortages, the filthiness of public lavatories, the bureaucracy, the corruption, the red tape, the rudeness of officials, the impossibility of obtaining redress when one had a complaint," he remembered.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing corruption
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