corrupt
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The topical, darkly funny, whip-smart series from Eric Kripke follows a band of vigilante misfits who fight to expose the all-powerful, corrupt conglomerate Vought International and its stable of villainous superheroes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Watchdog Transparency International has listed Equatorial Guinea as one of the world's most corrupt states, while the World Bank reports that more than half of Equatoguineans live in poverty.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 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
It is an old story: Demagogues corrupt the people around them.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
The officers there assume that all cops from New Orleans are corrupt, he said.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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