improper
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The judge said New York City was required to comply with the subpoena unless it showed it was issued in bad faith, for improper purposes or that compliance would be unreasonably burdensome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
The statement did not say whether any fraud or improper payments had been discovered.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The information in the report is, rather, “only a selection of cases we have investigated as a deterrent for state agencies and state employees so they can avoid similar improper governmental activities,” the audit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The UAE's state-owned national airline said it "categorically rejects any finding, conclusion or implication that suggests the airline has ever been involved in improper commercial arrangements".
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
I fumbled for words befitting the strange circumstance, for the wedding had followed with improper haste upon the king's funeral.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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