corrupt
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If he can’t take down corrupt authorities, who can?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
The 2015 prosecutions of high-ranking soccer officials revealed the extent of corrupt practices relating to the sale of broadcast rights.
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026
A US judge on Friday rejected a bid by two local residents to halt the fight on the grounds that the event was corrupt.
From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026
Somewhere in your thoughts you’ll understand how weird, wild and corrupt the world of chess can be.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
In the few years he had remaining it would corrupt his other senses until at last only his bird-screech voice would remain, and then that would expire, too.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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