venal
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The party has long grappled with venal insiders—including antigraft inspectors—who leak secrets about corruption probes in return for bribes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Network, from 1976, cast him as a venal television producer.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
“I think people would actually be surprised there’s more decisions made in Congress on what people believe is in the public interest than in venal self-interest,” he told me.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2025
We shouldn’t discount the venal draw of a show like this, which is that plenty of Gibson’s followers probably still believe in her, although they might not admit it openly.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2025
To counter the sordid image created by Burns and the old school of venal detectives, Hoover adopted the approach of Progressive thinkers who advocated for ruthlessly efficient systems of management.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing venal
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