corruption
Example Sentences
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Dati has thrown all she has into her campaign for city hall, despite a trial looming in September on corruption charges she denies.
From Barron's
To achieve anything at all in the face of widespread, institutional corruption is worth celebrating.
From Salon
In 2014 the man who once headed China's vast security apparatus was arrested, and two years later, Hu's top aide was jailed for life for corruption.
From BBC
Another film, “Gasman,” was full of jolly japes about everyday corruption.
South Sudan has been mired in conflict, poverty and corruption since its independence in 2011, but the success of its models has been a ray of positivity.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
