improper
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Feldstein Soto said the employee was fired for having improper outside employment.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
That is, of course, totally improper and unacceptable.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
Carro said that evidence was recovered as part of an "improper and warrantless search" of the then-26-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
In throwing out the guilty verdict, the state supreme court found that jury deliberations were fatally flawed by improper remarks by Becky Hill, then the Colleton County clerk of court.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
"What Mister Bromios thinks or does not think," replied her mother, the former Bridget Comfrey, "is neither here nor there. That is a most improper occupation for a young lady."
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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CTE Construction ("Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills,") Vocabulary from Module One
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