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Noun
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Four years after refusing to acknowledge his loss to Joe Biden, Trump was reelected by a comfortable margin, and is set to return to the White House without facing any consequences for his political malfeasance.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Jan. 2025 -
The banker was already susceptible to corruption — and now malfeasance will be condoned?!—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
7 Jan. 2025
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And why, after the flurry of arrests in 2023, has Chinese law enforcement action slowed despite a resurgence in criminality?—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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The settlement would enable the Murdoch camp to quash the public presentation of evidence by Harry and Watson's legal team —evidence meant to show that the Murdoch daily tabloid the Sun also engaged in widespread criminality in its reporting methods.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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Pressuring or coercing someone into ending their life would be punishable by up to 14 years in prison.—
Alistair Smout,
USA TODAY,
29 Nov. 2024
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That same sentence will remain for anyone found guilty of tricking, pressuring or coercing someone into making the choice if the bill is ultimately passed.—
David Hodari,
NBC News,
29 Nov. 2024
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Inspectors general are charged with rooting out government waste, fraud, abuse, and preventing misconduct.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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The move is part of broader efforts by the organization to prevent and address misconduct within the French film industry.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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The ban on alcohol consumption in view of the pitch is a UK government legislation that has been in place in the highest five tiers of the men’s game since 1985 in an attempt to deal with hooliganism, a major problem for the sport that decade.—
Jessy Parker Humphreys,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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That charge came months after his conviction on unrelated charges of violating Russia’s religious liberty and hooliganism laws connected to the burning of a copy of the Quran.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
27 Nov. 2024
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In a plea agreement filed late Thursday, Deputy Eric Chase Saavedra admitted to conspiring with a crypto mogul who paid $100,000 per month for Saavedra to provide deputies to serve as his round-the-clock bodyguards and sometimes also commit crimes.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Trump team is also considering revoking a Biden administration policy that directed ICE not to pursue immigrants who had not committed other crimes.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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The adoption of exacting PE strategies by public market investors can be immensely powerful.—
Alexander Savin,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Made to the same exacting standards as its French sibling, there are now over 100 wineries - and to house discerning Milanese - an increasing number of hotels.—
Sarah Turner,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Racketeering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racketeering. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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