misdoing

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Alan Cowell has written a sweeping obituary of Mr. Mulroney that documents his many significant achievements but also the allegations of financial misdoing and influence peddling that followed his time in office.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2024

Impartial election observers said they had not seen “significant irregularities” or any evidence of misdoing.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2022

Despite the let-it-all-hang-out philosophy today, I still believe this desire for privacy is a general human feeling – look at the outraged squalls of celebrities who have been outed in some amatory misdoing or other.

From The Guardian • Dec. 15, 2012

We are not interested in denying the extent of misdoing in the Catholic church.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2012

But we cannot die just because we wish to escape the consequences of our own misdoing; we are obliged to live, and face them day after day.

From Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story by Tarrant, Percy