improper
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The automaker and regulators are examining what happened when a passenger in a GM pickup was injured by the improper deployment of the truck’s air bags during a collision, people familiar with the matter said.
Programs experiencing the largest share of improper payments, which aren’t always caused by fraud, include Medicare, Medicaid, the earned-income tax credit and SNAP, according to the GAO.
In addition to Bonner’s departure, former Civilian Oversight Commission chairman Sean Kennedy stepped down from the body in February in response to what he described as improper county interference in the commission’s activities.
From Los Angeles Times
“In a completely improper effort to exert undue pressure on Presley to retract her legitimate, truthful claims, Kruse and her co-conspirators have also sued Presley’s son, cousin, and assistant,” the statement continued.
From Los Angeles Times
SEOUL—The alleged perpetrator had improper access to virtually every South Korean adult’s personal information: names, phone numbers and even the keycode to enter residential buildings.
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