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Jun 2024
47m 46s

The Language of Corruption - AIRC524

Craig Wealand
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In this podcast episode, you’ll learn vocabulary connected to corruption. We’ll explain why the suffix ‘gate’ is used to label scandals and we’ll look at some words you can use when you talk about this topic. 

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