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Meanings of scandals in English

Russian
скандал
Portuguese
escândalos
Spanish
escandalo
Catalan
escàndol

Widely publicized damaging allegations triggering the outrage of public opinion.

скандал
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Examples for "scandal"
Examples for "scandal"
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The Iran-Contra scandal worked its way into the press the following year.
Exit wound
2
The scandal has increased global regulators' scrutiny of other money market benchmarks.
Reuters
3
The government said it is contacting all countries implicated in the scandal.
Reuters
4
Tells about a scandal involving the new French Prime Minister, Alain Juppe.
The new yorker
5
But the panel examining the Gosport scandal said the circumstances were different.
Reuters
Usage of scandals in English
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Nuclear safety scandals and growing energy needs are part of the problem.
BBC
2
Many people here question charity organizations after several scandals in recent years.
Reuters
3
Shorelands' true scandals, as we might expect, are very different in nature.
The hellfire club
4
Online data scandals have raised concerns about the power that information brings.
BBC
5
South Africa has faced a series of corruption scandals in recent years.
The Guardian
6
This is of critical importance given high-profile charity scandals in recent years.
The Irish Times
7
All four had been taken down by scandals within the past year.
Caught
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The court cases and scandals brought recreational drugs, depression and increasing bitterness.
The Guardian
9
Similar scandals took place in Russia and Bulgaria in the 1990's .
Crime and Corruption
10
Brazil has to change its history of political scandals, corruption and impunity.
The Guardian
11
Corruption scandals, lackluster growth and rising violence have battered the government's reputation.
Reuters
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The ANC was meddled in a number of scandals from last year.
The South African
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Clubs have overcome scandals, money problems and coaches quitting in the past.
The Guardian
14
It is true, there are grave scandals in the public medical service.
The Doctor's Dilemma: Preface on Doctors
15
We live in a disillusioning age of greed, corruption and political scandals.
The Irish Times
16
The existing laws can't: the super-injunction scandals of last spring proved that.
The Guardian
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