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Her division served as a watchdog that tracks medical malpractice.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2025 -
Not remaining bottomed out over the next season and a half and not attempting to play for lottery combinations would be organizational malpractice.—
Josh Robbins,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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But there was no hanky-panky, and in fact the two couples had dinner together every week for two years after Dirty Dancing wrapped.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2024
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On my ride with Boaz and Javadi, a Waymo operator suddenly joined us on the audio system, not to inform us that hanky-panky is prohibited, but to say that two passengers did not have their seat belts fastened.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
26 July 2024
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Some follow-up communication, apologizing for his indiscretion, is likely necessary.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Pentagon in recent years has taken steps to remedy its past indiscretions against LGBTQ service members.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
6 Jan. 2025
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The audit listed the kinds of misdeeds alleged in recent complaints: Stealing the property of wards of the state, and mishandling their funds.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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Solis’ extraordinary deal with prosecutors puts him on track to avoid conviction for any of his various misdeeds and keep his six-figure public pension.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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An Associated Press-NORC poll, conducted from January 9 to 13 among 1,147 adults, found that 83 percent of Americans support deporting migrants living in the U.S. illegally who have been convicted of a violent crime, while only 6 percent would oppose doing so.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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But the government didn’t set them up to commit these crimes.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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Plus there is some familiarity with Binnington for Utah general manager Bill Armstrong, who spent nearly two decades with the Blues organization, including time in the front office.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Having served as Ambassador to Washington D.C., Beijing, Singapore, and the Czech republic, Jaishankar enjoys a huge comparative advantage over his global peers, because of his familiarity with the machine and machinations of modern diplomacy.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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And no Georgia court has ever reversed a trial court's order declining to disqualify a prosecutor based solely on an appearance of impropriety.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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More eyes on the books reduces the chances of impropriety.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Goings-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goings-on. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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