: opposing, discouraging or punishing corruption
anti-corruption laws
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At least two senior executives at Diriyah, the $63 billion real estate development in Riyadh, have been detained by Saudi Arabia’s anti-corruption watchdog, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Nepal’s Prime Minister, Sharma Oli, resigned from his position after the anti-corruption protests erupted across the country, leaving at least 72 people dead and hundreds wounded, most of them in the capital of Kathmandu.
—Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite his popularity as a wartime leader, Zelensky faced the first major protests of the conflict in July after his allies in Parliament tried to weaken the country’s independent anti-corruption agencies, before the move was reversed.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
It was widely seen by anti-corruption activists as an attempt to quell their campaign exposing the poolside luxury lives of Nepal's elite.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Nepal’s Prime Minister, Sharma Oli, resigned from his position after the anti-corruption protests erupted across the country, leaving at least 72 people dead and hundreds wounded, most of them in the capital of Kathmandu.
—Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite his popularity as a wartime leader, Zelensky faced the first major protests of the conflict in July after his allies in Parliament tried to weaken the country’s independent anti-corruption agencies, before the move was reversed.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
It was widely seen by anti-corruption activists as an attempt to quell their campaign exposing the poolside luxury lives of Nepal's elite.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Anti-corruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-corruption. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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