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

My cheeks are crooked because I had something called a pilonidal cyst in my early 20s.

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

In late August, a TikTok featuring an eccentric, over-the-top British man with a black bob and crooked teeth went viral.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025

In her hands was a sickle moon, and behind her was an outcrop of spindly red trees with branches that looked like crooked fingers.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova