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corrupt

[kuh-ruhpt] / kəˈrʌpt /






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

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Victims of 1984 industrial disaster still battle health effects from gas leak and an Indian judicial system that is called corrupt and uncaring.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Hoover was competent and corrupt, famously controlling the FBI with an iron fist.

From Salon • May 8, 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

So if sumo wrestlers, schoolteachers, and day-care parents all cheat, are we to assume that mankind is innately and universally corrupt?

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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