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hypocritical

adjective as in deceitful, pretending

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“From his hair, to his sputter, to his strut, Penn makes a clown show out of hypocritical ultraconservative piety,” says Amy Nicholson.

"You cannot be hypocritical in these matters, you've got to be consistent."

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"It's hypocritical for anybody to criticise a player that honours the contract because the player's got a job to do, play football," said Andrew.

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The player power fallout: 'Despicable' stars or 'hypocritical' clubs?

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The party accused her of "hypocritical tax avoidance", while supporting higher taxes on second homes.

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