corruption
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Legal fights have clogged courts for years, with cases riddled with allegations of corruption and deed forgery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Right now, corruption and accountability are particularly salient for both voters and lawmakers.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Nigeria's GDP is the fourth largest in Africa, but after years of mismanagement and corruption, its grid is often shakier than that of neighbouring, poorer countries.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Illegal migration was also often enabled by corruption, the president acknowledged, explaining how officials sold documents.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
I sometimes wonder how much irrationality in the world has been excused by the nonsensical saying “Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,” a corruption of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s remark about “a foolish consistency.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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