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Advertisement Both Paxton’s baggage and his history of using his office to troll Democrats is a central feature in the Republican primary, which has devolved into a barrage of personal attacks of betrayal, adultery, and corruption.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026 -
Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine was up one point at 36 after an energy sector corruption scandal forced high-level resignations.—
Geir Moulson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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One night, Earnshaw goes out for his evening’s gambling and degeneracy and returns the next morning with a new resident for the household.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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The shoot gives Henry a chance to argue with his uncle, who acknowledges that Henry’s recurrent depression is real — he’s previously been prescribed lithium — but has no patience for his nephew’s degeneracy.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
19 Jan. 2026
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According to Jackson, that is a perversion of the law.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Attacking an ally would be a perversion of everything the armed forces have been trained to do.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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Court records cited by Houston Public Media and Click2Houston show Nixon had previously been charged in 2022 with indecency with a child and indecent assault, though those charges were later dismissed.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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But as the healer grows graver, invoking notions of lust, desire, and indecency, the boys undergo a kind of exorcism.—
Natalia Winkelman,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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The system converts heat from radioactive decay into electricity.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Leaking water can cause structural decay, mold growth, destroyed flooring, and more.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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Many came from grinding poverty and squalor.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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There, they were crammed in squalor before being shot to death and buried in mass graves in the Liaudiskiai forest with the help of local Nazi collaborators.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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And the principle remains that representing a malefactor isn’t, ipso facto, an act of malefaction.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2022
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A pitch-framing specialist with rare agility behind the plate, Wolters must coax pitchers through Coors Field and its occasional malefactions.—
Orange County Register,
Orange County Register,
1 Apr. 2017
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The depth of his depravity is beyond the pale.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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With each new release of documents, flight logs and testimony, the public is confronted with not just the depravity of one man, but with the social orbit that surrounded him.—
Kaitlyn Buss,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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