graft
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Philippine police arrested a lawmaker on Monday over a multi-billion dollar graft scandal, making him the highest-ranking government official held in the case that caused mass protests in the country.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
You’ve done the hard graft at $14 an hour.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Some of these technocrats have been purged in the past two years amid a crackdown on graft in China’s military and defense industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Former culture minister Rachida Dati, a 60-year-old of Moroccan-Algerian origin who faces graft accusations she denies, wants to become the second woman mayor in a row.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
One of New York State’s biggest recent scandals has been the exposure of wholesale S.L.A. graft and corruption.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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