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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.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 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
The complaint alleges that her termination was carried out in bad faith and was designed, at least in part, to generate publicity for a tour playing to a lot of empty seats.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
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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.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 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
The complaint alleges that her termination was carried out in bad faith and was designed, at least in part, to generate publicity for a tour playing to a lot of empty seats.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad faith
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In the finale of Season 2, the women have gotten past the lying and scheming and are in a new and more honest place.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Just needed his seat in Congress despite his lying and cheating, kind of like the guy sitting in the White House.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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Independents said the worst thing about Republicans was their loyalty to Trump (10%), perceptions of corruption and self-enrichment (8%), dishonesty, hypocrisy or immorality (7%), a lack of concern for ordinary people or cruelty (6%), and ineffective and weak or unqualified leadership (5%).—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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Twenty years ago, sticking with the education example, the internet ramped up dishonesty.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Work picked up, and Harbour began building a career, often playing a supporting character who helps reveal the hypocrisies or delusions of the protagonists.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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The hypocrisy sticks out like a Sorsby thumb.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 June 2026
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The shows tackle stories about murder, deceit, grief, familial estrangement, presidential assassinations, and complex mental health diagnoses — and all have found captive audiences on the streamer over the last year.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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In each new place, Charlie pretends to be Layla, hoping to ensnare an unsuspecting Stanley into his web of deceit.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Britain’s largest police force, on the other hand, is presented as the height of duplicity.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
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Pakistan, for its part, accused Washington of its own duplicity, relying on Pakistan as a partner to fight terrorism, yet never fully backing the country in its conflicts with India.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
3 June 2026
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According to research from Charlemagne Labs, an AI-security startup, AI models already widely available can now sustain believable, multi-turn deception—conversations that span many back-and-forth exchanges rather than a single message—which is the hardest part of real-world scams.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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That was a deliberate lie, deception and/or omission.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 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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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.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
29 May 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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“Bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad%20faith. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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