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hypocrisy

[hi-pok-ruh-see] / hɪˈpɒk rə si /


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A tradwife influencer’s public meltdown or toxic relationship prods at the artifice and hypocrisy of aspirational Christian content, but these scandals also reveal an uncomfortable relationship between creators and their audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

And so Iranians, when they see Mojtaba Khamenei taking over for his father, see hypocrisy and also just something that doesn’t quite sit right, because sons don’t take over for fathers in religious roles.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

There is a particular kind of hypocrisy so brazen, so cartoonishly on-the-nose, that it almost defies satire.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

When useful idiots play along, the hypocrisy is double: Perpetrators pretend to be humane, and apologists pretend to believe them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

The breathtaking levels of their hypocrisy had given me a migraine.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi




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