as in immoral
not guided by or showing a concern for what is right
an unscrupulous businessman manipulated them into selling their land for practically nothing
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In many cases, voters did not even bother to read the names on the ballots, enabling some unscrupulous politicos to use their opponents’ symbols to trick inattentive voters.
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Jonathan W. White, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Understanding the common tactics employed by unscrupulous actors in the payment processing industry is essential for businesses to protect themselves and make informed choices.
—Elie Y. Katz, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In the late 19th Century, unscrupulous political factions printed their own ballots and then paid, pressured or tricked people — often immigrants who spoke little English — into voting for those choices.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024
The more anxious people are, the more Human monsters are about, which makes creating instability an advantageous tactic for unscrupulous political actors.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
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Jonathan W. White, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Understanding the common tactics employed by unscrupulous actors in the payment processing industry is essential for businesses to protect themselves and make informed choices.
—Elie Y. Katz, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
In the late 19th Century, unscrupulous political factions printed their own ballots and then paid, pressured or tricked people — often immigrants who spoke little English — into voting for those choices.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024
The more anxious people are, the more Human monsters are about, which makes creating instability an advantageous tactic for unscrupulous political actors.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
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McKissic writes that evangelical leaders' acceptance of Trump despite his alleged immoral conduct is hypocritical, contrasting it with their past condemnation of former President Bill Clinton's indiscretions.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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On the left, political scientists have long condemned militarized border controls as immoral, likening them to feudal controls on movement based on birthright.Alex Rivera, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Peyser covered the high-profile trial for the Post as a columnist, spending every day in court in order to produce a series of ruthless front-page takes about the Stewart scandal.David Mack, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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The standoff between Blanche’s impractical aestheticism and Stanley’s ruthless pragmatism is the heart of this quintessentially American drama.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Zoe Saldaña as Rita, a jaded defense attorney for white-collar criminals, is writing her closing argument, asking the jury to exonerate her client, a corrupt bureaucrat accused of pushing his wife off a balcony.Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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In their telling, the fraud blamed on Dorje Chang was, in fact, pulled off by one of his corrupt former disciples.Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
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And if an unprincipled president began his tenure by firing senior military officers for partisan political reasons, the military would lose trust in the executive branch and tensions would grow between the two sides.Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
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Cazale excelled, instead, at playing people who are weak, weird, unprincipled, and visibly uncomfortable in their own skins.Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
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The group primarily backing the measure, Cats Are Not Trophies, argues that allowing these animals to be killed is unethical, unnecessary, and serving no public good.Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
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As local government careens from one corruption scandal to the next, the city and county of Los Angeles each charged forward this election season with ballot measures to try to crack down on unethical behavior by public officials.Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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