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a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark such improprieties as asking people how much money they make
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Recent Examples of improprieties An attorney for Eastman had countered that his client wasn't trying to steal the election but was considering ways to delay electoral vote counting so states could investigate allegations of voting improprieties. —
ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 In 2018, after the Miami Herald published an investigation into Epstein’s crimes, the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) opened another investigation at the behest of Congress into possible improprieties involving Florida prosecutors. —Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026 Clark, who had spent more than a dozen years as the union’s executive director, is also under federal investigation by the Eastern District of New York for allegations of financial improprieties and misuse of union funds. —Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026 Emily Parker and her husband, Chase Parker — then league president — were forced from the board in October after allegations of her financial improprieties came to light. —St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026 Meister and Tracey Repa were both County Clerk’s Office employees who alleged they were fired by then-Clerk Robin O’Connor after meeting with the Sheriff’s Office to share allegations of improprieties in government contracting related to a courthouse expansion project. —Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026 Evans said investigators were examining whether election improprieties in Fulton County amounted to violations of federal statutes governing the preservation of election records and the knowing deprivation of a fair election. —Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 In 2018, after the Miami Herald published an investigation into Epstein’s crimes, the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) opened another investigation at the behest of Congress into possible improprieties involving Florida prosecutors. —Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026 Clark, who had spent more than a dozen years as the union’s executive director, is also under federal investigation by the Eastern District of New York for allegations of financial improprieties and misuse of union funds. —Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026 Emily Parker and her husband, Chase Parker — then league president — were forced from the board in October after allegations of her financial improprieties came to light. —St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026 Meister and Tracey Repa were both County Clerk’s Office employees who alleged they were fired by then-Clerk Robin O’Connor after meeting with the Sheriff’s Office to share allegations of improprieties in government contracting related to a courthouse expansion project. —Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026 Evans said investigators were examining whether election improprieties in Fulton County amounted to violations of federal statutes governing the preservation of election records and the knowing deprivation of a fair election. —Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improprieties
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Many similar blunders have been recorded in years past, including arguably the worst example, a disastrous decision three decades ago to overhaul how electricity was produced, distributed and priced.— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Several real estate blunders exacerbated the situation.— Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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In an email obtained by the Mercury News, Kinnear-Rausch offered clues as to the mistakes that led to Jaxon’s April 9 death.— Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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But just those little mistakes cost us the second goal.— Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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According to Becerra, actually, Democrats have done wonders for Californians with only a few minor indiscretions.— Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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In this case, the arc of the season was primed for Batula to be the victim rising from the ashes of her divorce, only for her recent romantic indiscretions to shatter that fantasy.— Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
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Hopefully his teammates and coaches realize the errors in their ways.— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
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In December, Chelsea’s players looked inexplicably unprepared for the intensity of this long-time rivalry and were caught out via defensive errors.— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Morgan and Tilis want to give Panthers head coach Dave Canales the best roster possible, and the duo wasn’t afraid to dissect their previous gaffes to make sure that happened.— Mike Kaye April 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
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His portrayal of academic life will leave real professors wincing, if not giggling … Despite the obvious research that Martel put into his novel, there are too many gaffes about Homer and Greek epic to persuade any expert.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
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