corrupted
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For over five decades, there have existed two types of movie lover: those who have been at least a little corrupted by Ken Russell’s 1971 iconoclasterpiece “The Devils” and those who haven’t seen it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
While the word has been co-opted and corrupted by vision-board romantics and TikTok gurus, it’s still the key to making what we want happen.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Dive into this short story about humans’ first contact with an alien who’s been corrupted by some very modern vices.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
These scenes take place in Bohemia, which represents the moral and spiritual opposite of Sicilia; it’s a place where joyful anarchy and freedom replace the oppressive and destructive rigidities of the corrupted Sicilia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
American life had so corrupted their consciousness that they were unable to recognize their friends when they saw them.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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