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scandal

[skan-dl] / ˈskæn dl /


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The contretemps about the visa scandal pushed #Andy — López Beltrán’s knickname — to the top of social media sites in Mexico, drawing both praise and derision.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

His bet: A win would show that voters don’t consider the scandal a serious issue.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The scandal erupted after some academics and media reports accused Arday, who became Cambridge University's youngest Black professor in 2023, of plagiarizing parts of his doctoral thesis.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Alison Fuller from Epilepsy Action said it is a "scandal" on par with infected blood and Post Office Horizon scandals.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Rasheed regarded the Taliban with a forgiving, affectionate kind of bemusement, as one might regard an erratic cousin prone to unpredictable acts of hilarity and scandal.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

Instead, they find themselves running to put out fires when scandals over AI use become too reputationally damaging to ignore.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Both Wilcox and Edwards point to a wider pattern stretching from Aberfan and Hillsborough to the Post Office and infected blood scandals.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

“Go Gentle, “Almost Life,” “New Skin” and “The Summer Boy” are just a few of our summer book picks filled with secrets, scandals and seaside romance.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Jackson, who campaigned heavily with Platner before the scandals, had the support of roughly 75 percent of the volunteers who rallied behind the now-disgraced former Senate candidate.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

One of New York State’s biggest recent scandals has been the exposure of wholesale S.L.A. graft and corruption.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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