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impropriety

[im-pruh-prahy-i-tee] / ˌɪm prəˈpraɪ ɪ ti /


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Last year Air Mail published accusations against Leto of impropriety by nine women, though he denied those claims at the time.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

There is no evidence that Chopra observed any impropriety during his friendship with Jackson.

From Salon May 19, 2026

However, Jackson's later years would be punctuated by scandal, including revelations of marital infidelity and financial impropriety involving his son and political heir, Jesse Jackson Jr, who served as a congressman from Illinois.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

Druckenmiller has been careful about his contact with Bessent since he became Treasury secretary, according to someone close to the investor, to avoid the appearance of impropriety.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

He could not, he explained, “without manifest impropriety, make the avowal or disavowal you seem to think necessary.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

A wide-ranging probe by the department’s internal watchdog is scrutinizing potential improprieties in the contracting process, including evidence of personal enrichment by top officials, report Tarini Parti, Josh Dawsey, Michelle Hackman and Summer Said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

We remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

Sir Laurie said in his report that he had "not identified evidence of improprieties".

From BBC Mar. 19, 2025

He’d been ousted from the Bears club, presumably because of the financial improprieties, and now he was coaching an adult group, called a masters team, on the university campus.

From Salon Aug. 3, 2024

All her ideal refinements now degenerated into practical improprieties.

From Coelebs In Search of a Wife by Hannah More




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