corrupt
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“The strongest deterrent to future misconduct is seeing a corrupt executive held to account.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
His conclusion was blunt: "You must have officials within the system who will validate your corrupt behaviour."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Memorable cinematic roles have included a corrupt police officer in the Harrison Ford thriller "Witness" and a comedy turn in Wes Anderson's eccentric "The Royal Tenenbaums," opposite Gene Hackman.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
In recent interviews, Cornyn said he would not campaign nor raise money for Paxton and stands by his sharp criticisms of the attorney general from the primary as corrupt and unfit for office.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
But Diem’s government had become increasingly corrupt and repressive.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
Self-deception corrupts that process from within, and the cost grows with every generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
Downs: I think power corrupts; and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
What we know about power is that it always corrupts.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
We wanted to explore the idea, and particularly with Season 2, that power corrupts.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2023
The very desire of it corrupts the heart.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
But federal prosecutors argued that Left corrupted the business model by scheming to trade quickly around his statements on social media, where he had a huge following.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Then things start to get more corrupted, and money plays a huge role ... as it always has throughout human history.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
"According to me and the majority of nations involved in this race, Canada corrupted everything that is meant to be fair and beautiful about our sport," she added.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
We would only do this if our goal was corrupted.
From Slate ● Jan. 1, 2026
And just to complicate matters perfecdy, I was starting to feel responsible for their safety and happiness and got panicked at the idea of them being captured or corrupted by the outside world.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
Reasonable people will go in circles forever about whether specific cases are proof of the industry’s maturity or proof of its corrupting effect.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
To Old Hickory, the bank was unconstitutional, corrupt and, with respect to American liberty and character, corrupting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Far from corrupting high culture, the middlebrow was once the bulwark that protected it.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
When troublemaker Arlene moves in across the street to live with her father, Maria falls helplessly under her corrupting influence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
For example, Monsieur Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that people were basically generous and kind, and that disagreeable behavior was caused by a poor upbringing and the corrupting influence of civilization.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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