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Recent Examples of bad faith
Taken in bad faith, some of these things might sound like apologia or good fortune, but that is the nature of tennis and of seizing the moment: winning against what is immediately in front of you.
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James Hansen, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
Union members authorized the strike, with 99% voting in support of it weeks after filing a complaint with the state’s Public Employment Relations Board alleging bad faith bargaining.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
What this fight does tell us, however, is that unlike neighboring Korea, China’s foray into exporting its soft power will likely be fraught with distrust and even bad faith.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
Very quickly, the initial claims of trust and friendship would be followed by accusations of bad faith.
—Alexander J. Motyl, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2017
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James Hansen, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
Union members authorized the strike, with 99% voting in support of it weeks after filing a complaint with the state’s Public Employment Relations Board alleging bad faith bargaining.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
What this fight does tell us, however, is that unlike neighboring Korea, China’s foray into exporting its soft power will likely be fraught with distrust and even bad faith.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
Very quickly, the initial claims of trust and friendship would be followed by accusations of bad faith.
—Alexander J. Motyl, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad faith
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Moore’s radical departure from his own 2023 assessment demonstrates a dishonesty and expediency that represents the antithesis of Maryland’s sharp but collegial politics under Hogan and his Democratic colleagues.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2025
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But the thought of a person who spreads the kind of dishonesty, quackery and junk science that Kennedy habitually does — especially about our precious kiddos — is nothing short of stomach churning.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Exporting pollution to a developing country is hypocrisy at its worst.—
Dave Cortese,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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This smacks of a profound lack of integrity, immeasurable hypocrisy and discarding his strong commitment to the well-being of vulnerable people in the rest of the world.—
Herald readers,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2025
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Yet the findings of science challenged this way of thinking, and Kingsley grew increasingly uneasy with the deceit and parasitism science uncovered in the natural world.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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These, puppet masters could win an Emmy Award through deceit and coercion to further their own goals at the expense of others.—
Jason Walker,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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In her four years on Bravo, the baby girl of Summer House has experienced duplicity, vitriol, and audacity (sometimes all at once from Lindsay Hubbard), but that couldn’t have prepared her for the Peacock competition series.—
Zoë Haylock,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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Queen’s duplicity and thirst for vengeance make a stunning showcase for Lewek’s electric sense of drama, brilliant tone, and spitfire technique.—
Matthew Gurewitsch,
airmail.news,
17 Aug. 2024
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Since its launch, in 2011—a direct response to the 2008 financial crisis—the CFPB has focused on protecting Americans from various forms of financial fraud and deception.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2025
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The show, starring Kaitlyn Dever as Gibson, explores the dangers of misinformation in the wellness industry and the impact of Gibson's deception on those who followed her advice.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Biden’s half-century political career is littered with mendacity, self-dealing, and crass calculations.—
The Editors,
National Review,
2 Dec. 2024
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But conservatism ought not to be equated with populist buffoonery and mendacity.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
14 Oct. 2024
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“Bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad%20faith. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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