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Recent Examples of malfeasance The temptation to exploit the power of incumbency to fight malfeasance on eye-for-an-eye terms is strong. Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 31 Mar. 2025 Related Articles Tariffs raise prices, spark conflict and impoverish everyone While alternative media have become more important in exposing legislative malfeasance, there has also been increasing scrutiny of the majority party by mainstream media. Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025 Trump has looked to eviscerate for-cause removal protections that Congress has implemented for various federal independent agencies, which prevent the president from removing leaders except for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025 If such funding for these programs continues under some other venue, without a proper structure for management to ensure equitable distribution and implementation of funding and guidelines, malfeasance and non-compliance are inevitable. Patricia A. Daniel, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for malfeasance
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Noun
  • The business-as-usual approach dovetails with a year of acts from Brand New to Ryan Adams looking to put a wide range of allegations of misconduct in the rearview mirror by giving diehards a show of talent to talk about instead and little else.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 May 2025
  • Substantial misconduct, Murphy said in the filing, can also warrant the disqualification of a prosecutor.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • She has not been accused of any wrongdoing by the feds.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
  • The clinic has denied wrongdoings in court filings, the outlet reported, and the case is still pending.
    Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 8 May 2025

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“Malfeasance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malfeasance. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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