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The guard demanded “a donation” as he inspected their belongings, which Saavedra viewed as a request for a bribe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

While serving as Adams’s chief of staff, Carone agreed to accept bribe payments from the Microtel hotel owner and business manager, the indictment alleges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Veteran NBA point guard Terry Rozier — who has made $162 million in salary — is accused of agreeing to a $100,000 bribe to help gamblers win prop bets.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Colbert described that as "a big fat bribe."

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

“Helvar is driven by honor and only honor. You can’t bribe or bully that.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Some Venezuelan volunteer rescue workers said police and military officers tried shaking them down for bribes to pass checkpoints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

For instance, former finance chief Lai Xiaomin was executed in 2021 for taking 1.8bn yuan in bribes over a 10-year period.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

At first glance, neither player seemed to be vulnerable to bribes from gamblers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

In 2023, she was formally charged with accepting bribes, which she denied.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

They were too selfish for trading or bribes.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin

Is it true, they ask, that Jefferson bribed Trumbull to make it look that way, to show that he, Jefferson, outranked Adams?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

More recently, as China assailed Japan, text messages and photos that Taiwan officials said came from the Chinese military spread the claim that Takaichi had been bribed by Taiwanese diplomats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

The newly graduated 26-year-old and devout Catholic was just three months into a job as a customs official - which he had taken on with his usual zeal, by refusing to be bribed.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025

Noon: A bookstore afternoon Then I have to make good on the way that I bribed my kid and one of her favorite things to do is go to Vroman’s in Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025

Now she would get hot water only if she bribed the concierge.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

Some members of Deutsche Telekom’s supervisory board became concerned the donation could expose the parent company to allegations of illegally bribing a foreign government, said people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Next came Didius Julianus, a senatorial aristocrat who achieved the throne by bribing the guardsmen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

The leader of one of South Korea's largest cult-like churches stood trial on Monday accused of bribing the country's former first lady with gifts including a designer handbag and a diamond necklace.

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

Chen was sentenced last month to 20 months in prison for acting as an unregistered agent of the People’s Republic of China and bribing an Internal Revenue Service agent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024

He always avoided arrest, and everyone except Yellin thought Falkbridge must be bribing somebody.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman