corruption
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Najib has also been fined 11.4 billion ringgit for his role in the corruption scandal, which took place more than a decade ago.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 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
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
Orbán, 63, and Vučiċ, 56, may now both face prosecution for corruption and abuse of power.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
In fact, the word algorithm was a corruption of al-Khowarizmi’s name.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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
In this underground classic, a screenwriter witnesses the hopes, confusions and corruptions of fame, from an aspiring starlet to an over-the-hill grande dame whose heirs await her demise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
Benjamin Voisin plays Lucien, a young poet from the provinces who is all too happy to savor the corruptions of the capital.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
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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