impropriety

This last-minute legitimization would later allow Sand to legally inherit her father’s estate; it also established the uneasy balance between respectability and impropriety that would come to dominate her life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Khan’s lawyers said he didn’t change his position and “unequivocally denied all allegations of impropriety when they were first raised with him.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Ministerial ethics watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus said he had "allowed a perception of impropriety to develop" and "failed to uphold the standards expected in the rules".

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

Whether in interviews or the context of her films, Fennell doesn’t shy from the fact that she enjoys themes that flirt with impropriety or visuals that push the limits.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026

“Of course,” he replies, taken aback by the mere suggestion of impropriety.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

The visit falls days after Bloomberg reported that two insurance companies controlled by Walter, as well as Guggenheim Partners, where Walter is chief executive, are being investigated by federal prosecutors for potential financial improprieties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 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

Lamont’s office issued a statement saying the governor took steps in 2021 to remove Diamantis from his government jobs when “allegations of ethical improprieties surfaced.”

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024

All that her aunt had said to her as to improprieties and the like had no effect at all upon her.

From Ayala's Angel by Anthony Trollope