graft

Example Sentences

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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

And he never stopped, partly because graft is hard to root out from the system.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Researchers estimate that more than two million people worldwide require bone graft procedures each year.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

The new complaints, ruled "sufficient in substance" by a vote of 54-1, accuse her of graft and corruption while in office and of making a death threat against former ally President Ferdinand Marcos.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

“Looks like graft to me, O’Brien. Open it up.”

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers