corrupt
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Critically, unlike bribery as traditionally defined in the criminal law, the prohibition on emoluments is not conditional on any corrupt bargain by the public official.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
If something that once seemed magical could be turned into something so corrupt in a comparably short time, its malevolent potential was a feature from the beginning, not a bug.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
Buchanan, 72, had been incarcerated since 2004 for kidnapping a convict who was harassing a corrupt prison guard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
For Marx and Engels, “capitalistic” meant corrupt and exploitative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Many of the groups didn’t get along and were led by corrupt warlords with unsavory reputations.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
Self-deception corrupts that process from within, and the cost grows with every generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
The old adage is true: Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026
Downs: I think power corrupts; and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
What we know about power is that it always corrupts.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Secrecy is a form of power, and power corrupts.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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
Culture evolves, she says, and practices can be diluted or corrupted and she is showing what has happened to this one.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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
He was trying to acculturate himself to a world that corrupted healthy human development in every way.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
The accessibility and pervasiveness of betting platforms makes the possibility of corrupting jurors a real risk, said University of Chicago law professor M. Todd Henderson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
“First Cow” is about the sweetness of friendship and French pastries in the wilds of Oregon during westward expansion; “The Weight” is about the corrupting forces of capitalism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Reasonable people will go in circles forever about whether specific cases are proof of the industry’s maturity or proof of its corrupting effect.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
But the judge said Bembridge had a public role and had failed to carry out his duties on behalf of the King for a corrupting motive.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
I think Mom and Dad think Alex is a corrupting influence.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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