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corrupt

[kuh-ruhpt] / kəˈrʌpt /






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Two Virginia activists who are plaintiffs in the suit claim that they “want to uphold the rule of law and protect our nation’s most cherished monuments from corrupt exploitation.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Malta is maybe a little corrupt and the deliverables show up.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Charging corrupt public officials “has always been and remains a top priority” of the office, wrote spokesperson Lymarie Llovet-Ayala.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Clay’s nemesis, President Andrew Jackson, regarded a federal road project as wasteful, potentially corrupt and even unconstitutional.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Martin was perhaps the first public advocate of the “covenant with death” interpretation of the Constitution, as well as the first former delegate to denounce the Sectional Compromise as a corrupt bargain.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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