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Recent Examples of bad faith
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.
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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
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.
—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
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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
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad faith
Noun
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Paul frequently accuses Mortenson of cheating and lying, which he’s openly admitted to — after he gets caught.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
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Aristotle said that lying is an unjust act.—
Katherine Moses,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Another 24% of participants cited poor leadership, dishonesty and personal dislikes as their reason for disapproving.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Her cross-examination — with its rapid-fire accusations, caustic tone and presumption of dishonesty — had felt eerily familiar after years of verbal abuse.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the final season of Handmaid’s, Lydia grew increasingly disillusioned by the hypocrisy of the ruling class of Commanders, who do not live up to Gilead’s religious ideals.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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Democrats also run the risk of hypocrisy.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Consider this evilmeister’s brazen acts of treason and revenge, unbounded deceit, swinish immorality and negative role modeling.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Taking someone’s money by deceit is generally not allowed, and the misrepresentations contained in the contract could serve as proof of the alleged fraud.—
Robert L. Boone,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Ben reports on the crypto industry, a sector where the lines between reality, hope, and duplicity can blur in strange ways.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The story of a secret agent confronted with duplicity and bureaucracy from his own side while investigating a Soviet kidnap ring, it was published in 1962 and went on to sell millions of copies.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, the CIA mounted a deception operation to mislead Iranians who also were trying to find him.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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As an investigation unfolds, one small lie grows into a web of deception that begins to affect her work, her family, and her sense of self.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Max Hastings,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Max Hastings,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 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 13 Apr. 2026.
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