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impropriety

[im-pruh-prahy-i-tee] / ˌɪm prəˈpraɪ ɪ ti /


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TWG Global — the holding company of Dodgers owner Mark Walter — rejected allegations of financial impropriety in the purchase and operation of the Dodgers and reiterated the team is not for sale.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The judge accused prosecutors of impropriety with the grand jury, which initially declined to indict the group that became known as the Broadview Six.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

There is no evidence that Chopra observed any impropriety during his friendship with Jackson.

From Salon May 19, 2026

Ministerial ethics watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus said he had "allowed a perception of impropriety to develop" and "failed to uphold the standards expected in the rules".

From BBC May 19, 2026

She thought a game was being played which she did not understand, but she was certain there had been an impropriety, or even an insult.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

A wide-ranging probe by the department’s internal watchdog is scrutinizing potential improprieties in the contracting process, including evidence of personal enrichment by top officials, report Tarini Parti, Josh Dawsey, Michelle Hackman and Summer Said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

"We remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments."

From BBC May 4, 2026

The dramatic move came after a wide-ranging audit of UFLAC’s finances revealed different kinds of financial improprieties.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2025

He’d been ousted from the Bears club, presumably because of the financial improprieties, and now he was coaching an adult group, called a masters team, on the university campus.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2024

"You look at the question from the point of national and political economy and from that point of view improprieties have no existence."

From Our Own Set A Novel by Ossip Schubin




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