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Recent Examples of bad faith
Long before news broke of lawsuits alleging a widespread State Farm bad faith scheme to wrongly deny Oklahoma hail claims, Coppermark’s petition accused insurance companies and the insurance department of working in cahoots.
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J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 10 Feb. 2026
Last week, Nike countersued Total90 LLC—which owns the federal trademark for Total90—and accuses it of bad faith conduct and fraudulently obtained trademark registrations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Good faith is the absence of bad faith, and others (judges or jurors) will decide your good faith from your actions and statements.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Good faith is the absence of bad faith, and others (judges or jurors) will decide your good faith from your actions and statements.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
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J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 10 Feb. 2026
Last week, Nike countersued Total90 LLC—which owns the federal trademark for Total90—and accuses it of bad faith conduct and fraudulently obtained trademark registrations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Good faith is the absence of bad faith, and others (judges or jurors) will decide your good faith from your actions and statements.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Good faith is the absence of bad faith, and others (judges or jurors) will decide your good faith from your actions and statements.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad faith
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The woman in this case gave a victim impact statement Thursday, saying that Donaldson has patterns of manipulation, violence and lying.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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The roles of bluffing and secrecy in our interactions with others (or, how lying can help—and hurt—us).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Ayala had previously faced claims of lying and excessive force but was not placed on a Milwaukee County District Attorney's list of officers with a history of dishonesty, bias or integrity concerns until recently.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Participants are urged to restrain harmful speech, dishonesty, anger and ego.—
Irfan Sarwar,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The hypocrisy and malice are stunning.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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This is blatant hypocrisy for Republicans to demonstrate.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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They are all caught in a web of deceit and revenge.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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She has now been sentenced to federal prison to pay for her deceit.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Instead, @AnthropicAI and its CEO @DarioAmodei, have chosen duplicity.—
Tina Nguyen,
The Verge,
28 Feb. 2026
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Premiering in 2004, Project Runway was instrumental in ushering in a new style of reality competition based on skill rather than duplicity and cynicism.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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Later that year, federal prosecutors in New York charged the company’s former CEO Joanna Smith-Griffin, with securities fraud and related offenses tied to investor deception.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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See what happens when jealousy, suspicion and deception take over.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The answer from liberal institutions revealed to be complicit in large-scale violence and mendacity should still be a firm no.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the high-water mark of Mr. Trump’s mendacity was his ponderous assertion that Maduro’s removal was necessary because his election was plagued by voter fraud and illegitimacy.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Jan. 2026
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Allen’s combo of flip insincerity and kindly concern is a terrific treat, recalling Bill Murray at his doofy best.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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In an era of skepticism, audiences quickly detect insincerity.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad%20faith. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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