crooked
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He successfully lobbied for laws in the U.S., the U.K. and European Union that provide financial sanctions against crooked foreign officials and human rights violators.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
If your pelvis sits at an angle—maybe because your legs are different lengths, maybe because you have scoliosis—the midline of the buttocks can tilt, and, boom, a crooked crack.
From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026
Her coach Phillip Diguglielmo grabbed the arm of choreographer Massimo Scali nervously as Liu floated through the air on the crooked loop.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
And sometimes, if you’re lucky, it gives that memory crooked eyes and a weird smile.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026
We passed a file of inmates, all dressed in baggy pants, ragged coats, and caps, gray faces in dim light; one had one of the most crooked noses I’d ever seen.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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