improprieties

plural of impropriety

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Recent Examples of improprieties Former Washington owner Dan Snyder was fined $60 million and ultimately forced to sell the team after multiple investigations found widespread workplace misconduct and a referral to the Federal Trade Commission alleged financial improprieties. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Summary Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter faces a federal investigation into potential financial improprieties within his extensive business empire, including insurance firms and Guggenheim Partners. Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 As reported exclusively at Fox News Digital, the Justice Department has launched a grand jury investigation into Singham for alleged money laundering and other financial improprieties. Asra Q. Nomani , Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 During Monday’s meeting trustees forcefully pushed back on the suggestion that there were governance improprieties. Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 County Clerk Anthony Vega said in an interview on Wednesday that his office has the necessary sophisticated equipment to discern voting improprieties. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 Stewart’s successor, Mayor Bobby Sanchez, a Democrat, suspended Blogoslawski in February amid allegations of improprieties, including the careless handling of cash and the backdating of tax payments to avoid interest penalties. Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improprieties
Noun
  • There were mighty blunders off the field too under Jarmond, including an email that went out to donors that came with an attachment revealing personal information and spending tallies of the department’s biggest donors.
    Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Common Mistakes When Cleaning Earbuds Take special care to avoid damaging your earbuds by avoiding these common blunders.
    Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But what happens when the rookies’ mistakes start to pile up or, even worse, lead directly to losses?
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • All of these mistakes, so many self-inflicted, left the Angels rudderless heading into 2026.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Remind him of his indiscretions and ask him to give you the respect to stay away for a while.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Eventually, Batula moved past Cooke’s indiscretions and married him in 2021.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • But this team make plenty of mistakes out of possession, and Arsenal are a side who punish errors.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But a 2023 study found that construction professionals perceived the fast-track strategy as posing a different set of risks, including construction errors and productivity declines, when better productivity is supposed to be the whole point.
    Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The April vote followed drops in polling for National, while this week’s followed recent public remarks Luxon had made on various issues that some in his party saw as gaffes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Hilton, 48, made a name in the early 2000s publicizing and sometimes belittling celebrities who made public gaffes or otherwise found themselves in trouble with the law.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Improprieties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improprieties. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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