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scandal

[skan-dl] / ˈskæn dl /


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The biggest scandal in the modern history of professional sports broke wide open across the Atlantic this past week.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

The scandal also led to a public feud in the Supreme Court, where some justices have been linked to Vorcaro.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Though the scandal devastated the NOS community and made for lurid headlines in the country's newspapers, for some it had not come out of the blue.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The Japanese company’s annual results provide the first detailed view of the fallout from an accounting scandal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“You mean, make a pet of one, like you do with your Bootsie? Of course not! If they did, the animal wouldn’t fight them. Think what a scandal that would be!”

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

Vorcaro is under investigation in one of the country's biggest financial scandals that has ensnared many in power.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

According to supporters, the need for charter changes was driven in part by fraud and corruption scandals at City Hall, including three council members charged with felonies between 2020 and 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

BBC Sport looks back on nine more sporting scandals, stretching back more than a century.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

This year, three major AI writing scandals in the U.S. have centered on authors of color.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The recitation of these old scandals seemed to elate her as much as they horrified Doge.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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