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Recent Examples of bad faith
Good faith is the absence of bad faith, and others (judges or jurors) will decide your good faith from your actions and statements.
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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
What gets to Cannon in the end—what breaks her open—is the combination of physical exhaustion, Trish’s opportunism, and a co-worker’s bad faith.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Cole, who founded Iconix and was its chief executive officer until the allegations arose, is looking for $25 million from Iconix for breach of contract, bad faith and unjust enrichment as well as $20 million from Horowitz for malicious prosecution.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
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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
What gets to Cannon in the end—what breaks her open—is the combination of physical exhaustion, Trish’s opportunism, and a co-worker’s bad faith.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Cole, who founded Iconix and was its chief executive officer until the allegations arose, is looking for $25 million from Iconix for breach of contract, bad faith and unjust enrichment as well as $20 million from Horowitz for malicious prosecution.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad faith
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OpenAI has also shared examples of its models cheating and lying and, in an experiment showcased on the second floor of its San Francisco headquarters, appearing to converse in a totally indecipherable language.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Crawford said the lying in wait allegations could not be proved because his client was just standing by a gate when the attack happened.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 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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What matters most is the dishonesty.—
Julian Givi,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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Stoic, steady under pressure, and with an unflinching gaze that does most of the talking for him, Chris has no patience for hypocrisy or cruelty and holds fast to a quiet moral code rooted in fairness and restraint.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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Hatred, prejudice, and hypocrisy.—
Marc Jacobs,
Vanity Fair,
24 Feb. 2026
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Drama, deceit, and fierce gameplay are the hallmarks of each episode.—
Alison McDermott,
Architectural Digest,
19 Feb. 2026
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Such deceit is incompatible with public service.—
Diana Paulsen,
ABC News,
6 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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Despite his layered duplicity, Jonathan understands and defines himself by courting risk.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Stolen Girl series follows a mother whose young daughter goes missing after a sleepover, unfolding into a story of deception, family secrets, and betrayal.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2026
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That endorsement comes from someone who has watched every moment of every season’s deception and strategy unfold.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 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 28 Feb. 2026.
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