as in duplicity
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Noun
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While scrutiny of public finance decisions is always welcome, outright duplicity regarding the city’s fiscal plan is a disservice to the residents and businesses that depend on critical infrastructure funded by municipal bonds.—
Pat Dowell,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025 -
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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Joey Merlo’s cunning, captivating On Set With Theda Bara first lit its murky lights at the Brick a year ago — and now, in a heartening example of institutional collaboration, the Transport Group and the Lucille Lortel Theatre have pitched in as presenters to bring it back for an encore performance.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2024
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For Mirren, the cunning and cruelty of Whitfield is a timely example of power corrupting absolutely.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
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Morgan Gibbs-White operated with his usual brand of swagger and guile as Nuno Espirito Santo again handed him a deeper role in Forest’s midfield.—
Paul Taylor,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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All of which is to say, Cooper is very good at playing someone adept at persuasion, either through intimidation or guile.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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Next to them the cynicism and dishonesty of Alan Simpson will be placed in sharp contrast.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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They are made up, defamatory fiction, and a big price should be paid for this blatant dishonesty.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But all 12 are saturated with deceit, consternation and heartbreak.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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His real estate business, with finances overseen by a subservient non-CPA, committed so much deceit that the Trump Organization ended up convicted of tax crimes and its former chief financial officer went to jail—twice.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The businesswoman isn't afraid to get her hands dirty, indulging in every aspect of the craft, but says her favorite part of the process is probably planning and laying everything out.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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The program will feature Theaster Gates, the American interdisciplinary artist known for his social practice, who will explore inequalities by looking at lost and rediscovered crafts.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Mullen's righthand man, Roger Carlson (Jesse Plemons), was double-dealing with billionaire Robert Lyndon (Clark Gregg), who ultimately ordered a hit on him in Episode 4.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Through his double-dealing with the government, Carmine Falcone was Gotham’s top crime boss for over two decades, accruing massive wealth, political influence, and an elite status.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
21 Oct. 2024
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