corrupt
Example Sentences
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He was asked about his relationship with a corrupt police officer he said he kept "warm as a contact".
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
For decades, this scandal stood as the ultimate warning about what can happen when betting interests corrupt fair competition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Instead, it is wholly contingent and circumstantial, defined by what serves his own self-interest and corrupt needs and wants at any given moment.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026
Many of the country’s 93 million people were deeply dissatisfied with the sclerotic and often corrupt rule that characterized the 36-plus-year reign of his father.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
It shouldn’t shock me that the Court of Faerie is corrupt and kind of gross.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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