bad faith
noun
: lack of honesty in dealing with other people
She accused her landlord of bad faith because he had promised to paint the apartment but never did it.
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The association further claims the developers engaged in bad faith actions, including inflating operating expense projections by 300-400%, using costly municipal water instead of canal water, installing substandard materials, and failing to maintain access trails.
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Awilda Esteras, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the Writers Guild Staff Union said in January that 82% of its membership voted to authorize a work stoppage, accusing guild management of bad faith bargaining.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
The firm is headquartered in a 50,000-square-foot building at Interstate 25 and 104th Avenue in Northglenn and also has practices in consumer protection and bad faith insurance.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
The union launched the strike after negotiations stalled in the fall, and relations between its negotiators and Kaiser’s had deteriorated by the holidays, with allegations of blackmail and bad faith.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Awilda Esteras, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the Writers Guild Staff Union said in January that 82% of its membership voted to authorize a work stoppage, accusing guild management of bad faith bargaining.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
The firm is headquartered in a 50,000-square-foot building at Interstate 25 and 104th Avenue in Northglenn and also has practices in consumer protection and bad faith insurance.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
The union launched the strike after negotiations stalled in the fall, and relations between its negotiators and Kaiser’s had deteriorated by the holidays, with allegations of blackmail and bad faith.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20faith. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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