Something is rotten in the state of Denmark
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“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” is used to describe corruption or a situation in which something is wrong.
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As Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” Emanuel wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
From Washington Times
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark," Mr Emanuel tweeted on Friday.
From BBC
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark!”
From The New Yorker
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, and Persia is no better off in Waterwell’s version of this Shakespeare tragedy, performed in English and Persian.
From New York Times
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, and Persia is no better off in Waterwell’s version of this Shakespeare tragedy, performed in English and Farsi.
From New York Times
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