impropriety
Example Sentences
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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.
Some of his colleagues have questioned whether his alleged impropriety should be addressed by the city’s ethics commission rather than a jury.
From Los Angeles Times
By leaving the couple of hours between posts “to me, reeks of some sort of impropriety,” Adami said.
From MarketWatch
Much of the reportage in subsequent days focused on the impropriety of a president’s naming a military program after himself.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr Milne has not responded to any questions put to him by the BBC, but his law firm previously told The Tribune it denied every allegation of impropriety.
From BBC
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