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dishonest activity in which people with power (such as political leaders) use their position and influence to get money and advantages The newspaper published a series of articles exposing graft in the city government.
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Recent Examples of graft
Matthew Cordes, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026 South Africa’s police chief was charged with corruption as part of a probe that has exposed the staggering graft problem in the continent’s biggest economy. —Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026 If the tree is grafted, ensure that the graft union (the swollen point on the trunk) remains above the soil line. —Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for graft
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The most common symptom is a serious skin wound that may require grafts, but the toxin may also damage red blood cells and cause life-threatening kidney failure. —Matthew Cordes, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026 South Africa’s police chief was charged with corruption as part of a probe that has exposed the staggering graft problem in the continent’s biggest economy. —Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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Trends like it are too fleeting to support the kind of mythology that The Moment tries to graft onto it. —Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026 If the tree is grafted, ensure that the graft union (the swollen point on the trunk) remains above the soil line. —Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for graft
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To no one’s surprise, Axios reported last week that Republicans have the gall to consider more stealing from health care and day care to pay for a budget bill containing as much as $200 billion to fund the Iran war and immigration enforcement.— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Critics singled out her performance as scene-stealing.— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
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His two-out, two-run double off Bryan Baker gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead in the eighth but Tampa Bay tied the score in the bottom half when Nick Fortes doubled leading off against Max Fried and scored on Yandy Díaz’s infield hit, a high-hopper to first baseman Ben Rice.— Kristie Ackert, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026
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His father was the fourth generation in a long line of gentlemen ranchers—weekend cowboys who’d made their fortune in Austin as attorneys for large oil companies, but whose identity was still tied to the thousands of acres that the family owned near Marfa.— Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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King faces two counts of federal program theft and one count of obstruction of justice, with a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison.— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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The annual convention of movie theater owners got a sneak peek at Jordan’s project — the third big-screen take on the story of a billionaire whose idle hands lead him to orchestrate major art thefts.— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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The unlawful taking of any part or accessory affixed to the interior or exterior of a motor vehicle in a manner which would make the item an attachment of the vehicle or necessary for its operation.— Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2026
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For more than 100 years, Coca-Cola has persevered as an undeniable American emblem, affixed to marketing memorable ads and filling soda machines in more than 200 countries.— Mariah Franklin, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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After the younger pair witness a semi-violent altercation between the older two, the couples become intertwined in an ever-worsening web of blackmail, resentment, embezzlement, fraud and deception.— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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Nearly four years after criminal charges were filed, Epic Charter Schools’ founders are about to learn whether they will be bound over for trial in the state’s massive racketeering and embezzlement case against them.— Andrea Eger, Oklahoma Watch, 14 Apr. 2026
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Many streaming hubs fill each commercial break with an assortment of spots that appear due to programmatic buying that inserts ads based on algorithms tied to demographics and geography.— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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Five anchors were inserted in his shoulder.— Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Workers detailed violent interactions with customers, including robberies and physical assaults, and said the company refused to provide safety training.— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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The robbery happened just three days after the British surrendered at Yorktown, Flack related.— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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The ruin feaures a large circular basin, around 100 feet in diameter, once attached to an easternmost branch of the Nile (now long dry).— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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This pretty children’s picture book by a Minnesota author and illustrator helps the little ones realize there is wonder attached to the smallest things.— Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Graft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/graft. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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