corruption
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While the majority and dissenting opinions disagreed about the risk of corruption, all nine justices agreed that striking down the limits would increase money in politics.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
The line Carville remains most famous for is the one that he uttered 34 years ago, even as he wishes people would focus more on corruption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
For many Serbians, it became a symbol of alleged corruption and a state that had failed to protect its citizens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The collapse of the station's canopy on 1 November 2024 - blamed on corruption, as well as negligence - killed 16 people, and acted as the catalyst for the Serbian student movement.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Opposing them were the Half-Breeds, who considered Grant a losing candidate because many voters had become disgusted by the scandals and corruption during his time in office.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
But this candid and absorbing memoir is also a stark reminder of the corruptions of power, the uncertainties of revolution and the frequent viciousness of human nature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
The subtext plays out in how the town confronts the other corruptions in its midst.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025
He said: "People are determined to live... normally without crime and corruptions, without prices going wild."
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2023
These four novellas address the seductions and corruptions of technology, the extremes of beauty and depravity in even the most ordinary life, and the workings of a universe we can never entirely understand.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2020
It depicts the American Revolutionas a liberation movement, a clean break not just from English domination but also from the historic corruptions of European monarchy and aristocracy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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