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Recent Examples of bad faith
Not because anyone acted in bad faith.
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Darshak Sanghavi,
STAT,
3 June 2026
Iranian officials publicly accused Washington of negotiating in bad faith and launched their own missiles at American forces in Kuwait; the missiles were intercepted.
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
That burden exists for good reason — accusations are sometimes based on misunderstanding, misinterpretation or worse, bad faith.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
Trump built a political movement around grievance, outrage, and the idea that anyone who disagreed with him was corrupt, compromised, or acting in bad faith.
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Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for bad faith
Darshak Sanghavi,
STAT,
3 June 2026
Iranian officials publicly accused Washington of negotiating in bad faith and launched their own missiles at American forces in Kuwait; the missiles were intercepted.
—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
That burden exists for good reason — accusations are sometimes based on misunderstanding, misinterpretation or worse, bad faith.
—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
Trump built a political movement around grievance, outrage, and the idea that anyone who disagreed with him was corrupt, compromised, or acting in bad faith.
—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for bad faith
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad faith
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What better time than the summer of the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence to reflect on how Trump’s years of lying have corroded the citizenry’s essential belief in the integrity of elections?
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Stop the madness, stop the lying, and just be free.
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Every college and university has rules against plagiarism and other forms of intellectual dishonesty.
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Among the grounds listed are fraud, embezzlement, theft, misappropriation of district resources, breach of fiduciary duty, neglect of duties, criminal convictions, violations of law, policy violations, dishonesty, insubordination and failure to perform contractual obligations.
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The hypocrisy is stunning, and frightening.
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The South cried hypocrisy on slavery, given that the seamen of Providence, Rhode Island, played a central role in the Atlantic slave trade.
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The original trial was found to be invalid due to fraud and deceit.
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And with that comes deceit and manipulation.
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But honesty doesn’t always save a career, and duplicity doesn’t always sink one.
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Molloy rages to his film crew, and Lestat’s duplicity plants a wedge between the vamps.
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Guo was convicted of nine of 12 criminal charges during a seven-week trial that prosecutors said showcased his deception of thousands of investors in bogus deals that enabled Guo’s lavish lifestyle.
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By the time the deception was uncovered, the employee had authorized $25 million in transfers.
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As far back as two centuries ago, visitors to Russia complained about its people’s chronic mendacity, undiminished among its leadership today.
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As far back as two centuries ago, visitors to Russia complained about its people’s chronic mendacity, undiminished among its leadership today.
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It was made that much worse when several cast members laughed at her insincerity and Maddi Reese interrupted it several times because there was a stray cat nearby that terrified her.
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Allen’s combo of flip insincerity and kindly concern is a terrific treat, recalling Bill Murray at his doofy best.
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“Bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad%20faith. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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