venality

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For many in the troubled North African nation of some 7 million, the dams’ disintegration has become a symbol of both the dysfunction and venality of Libya’s political class.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023

Landlords are opposed to this and other measures and not out of venality.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023

Silverio responds with a tirade about the venality and hypocrisy of a media that sacrifices integrity and decency on the altar of ratings and social media likes.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

Chucking at the venality of the people who hold the world and care nothing about anyone on it who isn't them is a mild temporary antidote to what ails us.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2021

He honestly believed the law salutary as a check upon the venality of the press—others thought differently.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll