crooked
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In 2019, the IRS told Murrin she owed unpaid tax, penalties and interest for income-tax returns the crooked accountant filed from 1993 to 1999.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Fisk’s flamboyance and Gould’s bribes made the Erie’s watered stock seem obviously crooked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
“You’re either crooked or you’re stupid,” he went on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
"They're crooked," he continued, "just like you're crooked."
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
At first, it just looks like a mass of scribbles, but then I make out the crooked, wobbly letters that spell Boo.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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