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rigging

[rig-ing] / ˈrɪg ɪŋ /
NOUN
gear
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Angry Iranians have taken to the streets with increasing frequency over the past decade, mobilizing over allegations of election rigging in 2009, women’s rights in 2022, and, late last year, the worsening economic crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

A spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles said there was no overlap between the D.A.’s election rigging case and the bribery case against Galvan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

The controversy around Ms Dzafce is a postscript to a chaotic Miss Universe pageant hosted in Thailand that had been hounded by walkouts and allegations of rigging.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

His wife is also in custody and on trial on charges including bribery, stock-market rigging, and accepting luxury gifts worth more than $50,000.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

The cobwebs still clung to the rigging of the model boats.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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