perversion
Example Sentences
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"It was never going to end well, and his downfall was inevitable. Eventually his lies caught up with him and he is now facing the consequences of his deceit, and his perversions."
From BBC
Redford derided not only crookedness, but the perversion of procedure and hard work that resulted in the privileged mounting their success on the backs of others.
From Salon
Advocates say the technology simply takes the principle of efficient pricing to its logical extreme; critics say it’s unfair, discriminatory and a perversion of free-market capitalism.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s OK that the living and breathing digital archive of our fantasies is also an archive of our perversions and failures.
From Los Angeles Times
No, the needs that have changed American life amount to a four-headed monster that has been fed by a perversion of market forces.
From Salon
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