scandal
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And in an ugly scandal, Fidelity’s trading desk had been caught receiving favors from brokers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Foreign Affairs select committee chair Dame Emily Thornberry has invited Sir Olly to give evidence on Tuesday next week, the second time he will have been quizzed about his involvement in the Mandelson scandal.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
All that changed in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
In the late 1970s, he became the founding chairman of the Museum of Contemporary Art, and he bailed it out of a financial scandal three decades later with a $30-million grant.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
I looked up the word scandal in my dictionary.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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