rigged

Example Sentences

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“It’s yet another example of the kinds of stories of corruption or unfair practices that give a lot of ordinary Iranians the impression that the system has been rigged against them, or at least rigged in the favor of a small number of elite,” said Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, chief executive of the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation, an economic think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, Museveni refused to accept Obote's leadership, claiming the vote had been rigged.

From BBC

In November, Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted on federal charges that they “rigged pitches” — that is, they tipped bettors about whether they would throw a pitch outside the strike zone in specified situations and how hard they would throw it.

From Los Angeles Times

If you are worried that the odds of besting a system so ridiculously rigged are impossible, yet refuse to accept that nothing can be done, these stories may have spoken to you.

From Salon

But any payment is only a bandage for a deeply rigged market.

From MarketWatch