lip service

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Other failings are laid bare: the family she sometimes neglects while advancing her career; a longtime collaboration with a law-school dean whose feminism turns out to be lip service.

From Los Angeles Times

It feels like lip service that doesn’t confront the real issues.

From New York Times

And Paul, who is Barrington’s new artistic director, uses the casting expressively instead of merely paying it lip service.

From New York Times

And yet, so many companies only offer lip service during heritage and cultural affinity months.

From New York Times

Whose stories get told, and which victims get lip service in the telling?

From New York Times