: opposing, discouraging or punishing corruption
anti-corruption laws
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The hashtag campaigns gained traction on TikTok and Reddit, leading to calls for asset investigations, anti-corruption reforms and even transferring the assets of the wealthy to public ownership.
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Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Lula, who first served from 2003 to 2010, was caught in Brazil’s large-scale Operation Car Wash anti-corruption probe that began in 2014.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The vigil was hosted at the Nepali Cultural and Spiritual Center, at 1212 Royal Parkway in Euless, on Monday night to honor the lives lost during an anti-corruption protest in Nepal.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
The prosecutor in Lula’s case was Sérgio Moro, a conservative anti-corruption crusader who went on to become Bolsonaro’s justice minister.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
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Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Lula, who first served from 2003 to 2010, was caught in Brazil’s large-scale Operation Car Wash anti-corruption probe that began in 2014.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The vigil was hosted at the Nepali Cultural and Spiritual Center, at 1212 Royal Parkway in Euless, on Monday night to honor the lives lost during an anti-corruption protest in Nepal.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
The prosecutor in Lula’s case was Sérgio Moro, a conservative anti-corruption crusader who went on to become Bolsonaro’s justice minister.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Anti-corruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-corruption. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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