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Recent Examples of bad faith
The double tax hits plaintiffs bringing many types of claims, including those for emotional distress in the absence of physical injuries, bad faith denials of insurance coverage, and defamation.
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Jeremy Babener, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Then there’s the broader issue of bad faith readership—cultural projections, assumptions, biases.
—Sahar Delijani
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
What is clear from the facts is that claims of bad faith on the company’s part are simply not accurate.
—The Daily News, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
Nearly 50 years into an unwanted dictatorship, Iranians have developed a refined capacity for identifying bad faith.
—Shervin Malekzadeh, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
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Jeremy Babener, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Then there’s the broader issue of bad faith readership—cultural projections, assumptions, biases.
—Sahar Delijani
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
What is clear from the facts is that claims of bad faith on the company’s part are simply not accurate.
—The Daily News, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
Nearly 50 years into an unwanted dictatorship, Iranians have developed a refined capacity for identifying bad faith.
—Shervin Malekzadeh, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad faith
Noun
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When accusations of lying are going both ways, who gets to control the truth?—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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But lying becomes second nature.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fear of uncomfortable conversations creates cultures of dishonesty, making innovation impossible.—
Curt Steinhorst,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Smee’s traumatized both by Arthur’s sudden death and Slightly’s dishonesty.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As many people have rightly remarked, the response to Kirk’s murder is emblematic of the current hypocrisy.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Luckily, Alex’s wife Laura has been secretly meeting with the townspeople since moving back to Tall Pines, slowly questions and making comments that reveal the hypocrisy and dangers of Evelyn’s tactics.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Big Oil giant Shell accused Venture Global of deceit—not disruption—in a contract dispute.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 2025
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In fact, an element of deceit might be lurking as well.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Stevenson’s pirates are a frighteningly murderous and totally untrustworthy bunch, thriving on threats and duplicity.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
15 Sep. 2025
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The exceptions are Art Malik, who makes Claudius’ duplicity believable, and Sheeba Chadha, who is wrenching when Gertrude becomes remorseful.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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So, perhaps the issue is the deception and not the expense.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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But with this shift comes a new era of digital deception.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hugo would likely have been repelled and fascinated by Trump’s demagoguery, his rambling mendacity, his grammatically illogical but easy-to-follow oratory.—
Graham Robb,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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By promoting dissimulation and sanctifying mendacity, Trump’s tsarist regime works to silence knowledge.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 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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And as the secretive Jack, Travis Van Winkle oozes oily, sexist insincerity.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad%20faith. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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