corrupt
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“Power tends to corrupt. This is a reminder of that,” Fulton said.
From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2022
“You don’t know who’s corrupt. And that’s a challenge.”
From Reuters • Mar. 30, 2021
“I think it’s corrupt. It’s all a giant story of somewhat corrupt gaming, I would say. I think it’s sort of inevitable that happens with these very large systems. It’s a pity.”
From Scientific American • May 6, 2020
“I don’t think it’s corrupt. But I think people like doing business with people they know, and so a few companies get all the work, and they can charge whatever they want.”
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2017
“Just because Hitler speaks German doesn’t mean that the language is corrupt. It’s the most important scientific language in the world. What are you looking at me like that for?”
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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