scandal
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The estrangement between Orthodox Christians and Catholics is a scandal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The same month that news of the scandal broke, ABC parted ways with the anchors, and they deactivated their social media accounts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
If audiences already know the intimate details of how a very real public leak, whistle-blow, or scandal came together, what’s left for them to learn by fictionalizing it all?
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
What's it like to be the main character of an online scandal?
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
“You and I have never employed them, and therefore scandal has prevailed against us.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
After numerous scandals under Moore, McDonnell was seen as offering stability while the city prepared for the massive security challenges of the World Cup and Olympic Games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
As an accounting professor, I teach my students about some of the great financial scandals in modern history: SVB, WorldCom, Enron, Theranos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Noem was summoned before Congress over those scandals and others, including her alleged misuse of government funds on television advertisements and private luxury jets.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Five former Barclays traders sentenced in one of the biggest scandals of the financial crisis have had their convictions overturned following a long-running legal battle.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
He sneered and jeered and raised old scandals, and would not stop making everyone there miserable until Thor arrived at the feast.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing scandal
"Laws are not the only way to boost immunization”: an editorial from Nature
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