dishonest
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If a claim is substantiated, the plagiarist is seen as sloppy or lazy at best, and fundamentally dishonest at worst.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
“If it’s just slapping a brand name on a pre-existing screen, that feels very deceptive and dishonest to me,” Storch said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
"Bird-watchers are tense, competitive, selfish, shifty, dishonest, distrusting, boorish, pedantic, unsentimental, arrogant and - above all, envious" he wrote.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"All those things may be insincere or dishonest in their own ways, but at least there's something," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Which Wall Street firms were creating the most dishonest mortgage bonds?
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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