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The well-argued piece frames the discussion of the NCAA’s corruptness through the lens of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari’s public perception.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2015

He is the only so-called political boss I have ever known at whom the finger of suspicion could not be pointed charging him with personal corruptness.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Heavenly Father, that is worse still; such corruptness of mind!"

From A Young Girl's Diary by Paul, Eden

The editors of Aristotle complain of the corruptness of his text; a far worse corruptness lies behind.

From Practical Essays by Bain, Alexander

They know "nothing of the corruptness and faithless arts of Europe."

From Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution by Kropotkin, Petr Alekseevich, kniaz