graft
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France has vowed to abandon the so‑called "Francafrique" strategy, under which Paris sought to keep francophone Africa under its thumb through political collusion, exclusive access for French businesses and oblique financial deals, including graft.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
You’ve done the hard graft at $14 an hour.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Some of these technocrats have been purged in the past two years amid a crackdown on graft in China’s military and defense industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
BBC Newsbeat went down to London's Copper Box Arena, where all Baller League UK games are played, to ask managers Niko Omilana and Sharmarke "Sharky" Mohamud how much graft they're all putting in.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The days their legs itched from the graft, from their leg hairs getting caught in the bandages, a prickly irritation that never stopped.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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