malfeasance
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The genius of “The Glass Castle” lies in Ms. Walls’s ability to transform horrific moments of parental malfeasance into scenes of humor, vitality and resilience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The trust may specify that all the beneficiaries have to agree to any changes, or that a panel has to concur that certain conditions are met, or else a court may have to find malfeasance.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Readers weigh in on GLP-1 drugs, the Harold Alfond Foundation, saving for retirement, and congressional malfeasance.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
In the 1980s and 1990s, widely circulated stories about Medicaid exposed fraud and malfeasance by providers.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
“If Hemme set him in front of the class, he gave permission. And it isn’t malfeasance if you give him your hair and watch him stick it on the mommet’s head.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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