goings-on

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Noun
  • For some strange reason, however, California’s voters continue to tolerate the Capitol’s chronic fiscal malpractice.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
  • Suing for medical malpractice and negligence Juliana McCollum is suing based on medical malpractice and negligence.
    Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • But there was no hanky-panky, and in fact the two couples had dinner together every week for two years after Dirty Dancing wrapped.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
  • On my ride with Boaz and Javadi, a Waymo operator suddenly joined us on the audio system, not to inform us that hanky-panky is prohibited, but to say that two passengers did not have their seat belts fastened.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
Noun
  • The longtime lawman has been accused of personal indiscretions such as receiving a nude photo of a co-worker, and professional missteps including his deputies’ aggressive actions in pursuing shoplifters at a Target and killing their driver.
    Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
  • Chef Snowden’s faith creates tension, causing his place on the boat to come into question, but Stillie’s possible indiscretion with a charter guest causes the ultimate dilemma on board.
    Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The former couple settled the suit for $20 million a day later, but dozens of lawsuits from other people claiming similar misdeeds soon followed.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
  • Power shields its misdeeds with propaganda, but Panh sees such murderous lies clearly, giving them an honest staging, thick with echoes.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Cincinnati's recent uptick in crime During a June 24 news conference, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, Police Chief Teresa Theetge and other city leaders acknowledged the unease over crime among Cincinnati residents, particularly in neighborhoods in the urban core.
    Fox19 staff, The Enquirer, 5 July 2025
  • Thanks for being the best friend and mentor and partner in crime.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • This familiarity bias led to a concentrated, unbalanced portfolio.
    Gianluca Sidoti, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • The familiarity with the Englewood area and the people has Johnson ready to stay for a while.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Without the cooling-off period, a rapid onset of trading could create the appearance of impropriety and call into question whether Peizer had material nonpublic information, the employee emailed.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 June 2025
  • Marrakech Châteauneuf de Grasse Cairo Osaka In This Week’s Issue BAD ACTOR Allegations about Jared Leto’s improprieties with younger women have swirled around him for decades.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
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“Goings-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goings-on. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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