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corruptness



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The well-argued piece frames the discussion of the NCAA’s corruptness through the lens of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari’s public perception.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2015

He is the only so-called political boss I have ever known at whom the finger of suspicion could not be pointed charging him with personal corruptness.

From Time Magazine Archive

Emily had never known the phase of faith which finds comfort in the confession of native corruptness, nor did the desolation of her life guide her into that orthodox form of pessimism.

From A Life's Morning by George Gissing

Every political code, either from a defect of its constitution, or from the corruptness of those who are entrusted to execute it, will be found less perfect in practice than speculation had promised itself.

From A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson by Watkin Tench

"Heavenly Father, that is worse still; such corruptness of mind!"

From A Young Girl's Diary by Eden Paul




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