deceptive
Example Sentences
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The commission also said that X's breaches included the deceptive design of its "blue checkmark" for supposedly verified accounts, and its failure to provide access to public data for researchers.
From Barron's
I wasn’t trying to be deceptive; I think I was trying to be protective.
From Los Angeles Times
“By Design” cleverly drapes its thematic thorns in ornate production design and costuming, making its emotional impact all the more deceptive.
From Salon
He previously sued the makers of Hefty recycling bags and Kind granola over deceptive wording and lost in court.
"Beijing is also deeply suspicious of Takaichi and are likely to view her attempts to de-escalate without explicitly retracting her comments as hypocritical or, even worse, strategically deceptive," they added.
From BBC
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