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corruption

[kuh-ruhp-shuhn] / kəˈrʌp ʃən /




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Student Matthew Silverio joined about 150 others outside the House to protest against corruption.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The organizations are being represented by former federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou, who established the Public Integrity Project this year to challenged alleged government corruption, as well as Delaware attorney Ronald Poliquin.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Xi said at the time that the army had "undergone revolutionary tempering in the fight against corruption".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“When sufficient admissible evidence exists to charge persons involved in public corruption, as required by the Justice Manual, the Puerto Rico U.S. Attorney’s Office will aggressively pursue such charges,” she wrote.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

He also decoded telegrams that exposed corruption in President Warren G. Harding's cabinet in 1924.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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