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corrupt

[kuh-ruhpt] / kəˈrʌpt /






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It was a reaction to corporate abuses and corrupt governance and horrific things like child labor and environmental destruction.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

"I didn't become a police officer to serve a corrupt system. To help cover things up."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Public frustration is high: "Even the police are corrupt," says Karen Santiago, a 29-year-old engineer in Lima's San Isidro district, echoing the sense of impunity driving support for hardline promises.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

“Does the Department of War want something like that in their supply chain, so that it could hallucinate, it could corrupt models that are used by defense contractors who are building weapons systems of airplanes?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“The quality or condition of being depraved or corrupt, ” Rahel read, with a row of sternmouthed nuns seated behind her and a sea of sniggering schoolgirl faces in front.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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