corruption
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But that motivation is intended to be forgotten—it’s not politics but corruption that shares center stage with the series’ revenge elements, gunfights and atmospheric treatment of the city.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The survey specifically asked about the topics of the economy, housing, immigration, crime, corruption and artificial intelligence, measuring how voters in each of the four subgroups responded across these six categories.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
A South Korean appeals court increased the corruption sentence for former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Tuesday to four years in jail after finding her guilty of stock manipulation and bribery.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
The message that Washington will no longer accept business-as-usual was a sharp warning for Sheinbaum, a long-time academic and U.S.-educated scientist who, by all accounts, is free from the taint of corruption.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Cobbett was an Englishman who had been driven from his homeland because of his attacks on corruption in the English army.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing corruption
"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from Act 1
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