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Noun
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The exceptions are Art Malik, who makes Claudius’ duplicity believable, and Sheeba Chadha, who is wrenching when Gertrude becomes remorseful.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025 -
Such duplicity has been a constant feature of the second Trump administration, characterized by the abusive treatment of undocumented immigrants and the militarization of municipal law enforcement in our nation’s major cities.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In an era of skepticism, audiences quickly detect insincerity.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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And as the secretive Jack, Travis Van Winkle oozes oily, sexist insincerity.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Fakery that is part of the story, and fakery added on by real life.—
Anne Carson,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
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The fakery made the effects of the global financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 significantly worse in Greece.—
Luciana Lopez,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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Despite being outnumbered 50-to-1 by the Five Families of the Italian mafia, The Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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Luke Shaw’s technique and cunning at centre-back deserved to be better rewarded.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In between is a huge chessboard for honing skills of strategy and guile while catching a tan.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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There are no traces of guile, cynicism, arrogance or duplicity.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Another may view the same history somewhat negatively, as evidence of dishonesty and unreliability.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Johnson’s dishonesty doesn’t even take into consideration the carnage from the homicides of yesteryear in the Windy City.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Redford's career seemed to be shaped around the idea that the best qualities of the American spirit—maybe best defined as a kind of forthright, unassuming honesty—could prevail against corruption and deceit.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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Pratt’s operation involved luring women into pornography through deceit and coercion, with the content later shared online, according to prosecutors.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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Officials in Moscow have also warned that NATO's actions against such craft would constitute a dangerous escalation of the standoff between Moscow and its Western adversaries.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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These artists pour years of work and risk into their craft.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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