improper
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Project opponents also filed multiple lawsuits seeking to kill the project, alleging faulty environmental reviews and improper city approval.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Federal prosecutors indicted Bolton last year on 18 counts related to improper handling of classified material.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The Government Accountability Office recently reported, or estimated, a headline-grabbing “$3 trillion” in so-called improper payments in the federal budget.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Consequently, the clause confers on Congress especially broad authority over state electoral systems and makes judicial second-guessing of legislation designed to ensure equal representation for all particularly improper.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
From the beginning I was aware that there was something improper about the way I felt about Clementine Stark, something I shouldn’t tell my mother, but I wouldn’t have been able to articulate it.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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CTE Construction ("Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills,") Vocabulary from Module One
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