corruption
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The goal of these tactics is not to exonerate the person using them from allegations of criminality, corruption or incompetence.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
They were protesting a fuel price hike and a free school meals programme that was blighted by mass food poisonings and corruption claims.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Audiences expecting an easy villain and a clear case of right and wrong will be surprised as the narrative unfolds with an examination of community, complicity and corruption within institutions of power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The government argues that competitive salaries are necessary to deter corruption and attract top talent from the private sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
All sorts of people were contacting us with wide-ranging claims of corruption and misconduct.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
The subtext plays out in how the town confronts the other corruptions in its midst.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025
Tasila and the former president's widow, Esther, continue to face corruptions charges, which they deny.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
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
Ms. de Bonafini stood by the family, including Kirchner’s widow Cristina and political successor, amid allegations of corruptions.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 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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