scandal
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It’s why the Chicago Black Sox are synonymous with scandal and Pete Rose became a pariah.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Speaking to reporters on the flight to Madrid on Saturday, the 70-year-old leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics said the scandal of abuse was "still an open wound" for the Church.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The scandal led to prosecutions and convictions of some officers, and a federal consent decree that mandated reforms.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The NAO report was prompted by the scandal surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor - and will be followed by an inquiry by MPs on the Public Accounts Committee.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Not long after I was born, everyone in the county pretty much suspected Momma had birthed me, the height of scandal in a place like Haller County, Kentucky.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing scandal
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