on the take
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Former Peruvian presidents Alejandro Toledo and Ollanta Humala are serving lengthy sentences in their country after being convicted of being on the take from Odebrecht.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
But his attorneys vehemently denied the charges and said the government failed to prove the veteran DEA agent was on the take.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024
But by early 2015, a Chinese anticorruption campaign, aimed at officials on the take from freewheeling billionaires, had ensnared Mr. Ma.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023
Drawn to the platter of homemade cookies, I was shy on the take once I knew they were lemon, scared of the sharp sourness that might be lurking within.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2022
Her disposition toward life was that of an elite athlete who knows the opponent is dirty and the refs are on the take, but also knows the championship is one game away.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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