- present participle of bribe.
bribing
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
The brothers were nearly sidelined after a corruption scandal in Brazil almost a decade ago, in which they admitted to bribing politicians and spent several months in jail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
But Mabel Fairbanks, Babilonia’s skating coach, wouldn’t take no for an answer, bribing the 8-year-old with stickers and a Barbie doll if she would just reach out and grab the hand of 10-year-old Randy Gardner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026
The BBC has also learned that, in another case, an Italian businessman pleaded guilty to bribing the oligarch.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
Polyneices won her over to his side by bribing her with the wonderful necklace that had been the wedding gift of his ancestress Harmonia, and she made her husband go to the war.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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