as in duplicity
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Noun
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Yun-ji’s public confession reveals Chang-ho’s duplicity and allows Noori a chance to shine on its own.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 May 2026 -
Diplomacy and the pragmatic duplicity that sometimes accompanies it are ingrained at every level of Iran’s political class.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
23 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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In a dicey moment when Orgon thinks that his secret crookedness might mean his family’s utter ruin, a messenger from the King arrives.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2025
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Such dissembling by the people who are where the buck stops raises doubt that the Pentagon’s final report will be candid.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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His inner self is right there and raw at the surface, leaving him incapable of dissembling, which is why Lancaster Dodd likes him so much.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In that vacuum, fakery thrives.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Amid all the fakery and flimflam of the pre-regulated drug market, the Shaker brand was the best.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
4 May 2026
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For everyone else, including this freelance journalist without an expense account, the approach is more like a military-level obstacle course designed to test your cunning and will.—
Jada Yuan,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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The quality that drew Kurosawa to Yonezawa’s novel in the first place is not valor or cunning but something considerably less heroic.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Age and guile, as the old saying goes, beat youth and skill every time.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
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Palace lacked the guile of an Eberechi Eze or Michael Olise to unlock them regularly.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 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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