deceitful
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“It was her deceitful actions in her attempt to gather evidence of such fraud.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
In parliament ahead of the vote, Bolojan defended his push for reforms, slamming the motion as "deceitful, cynical, and contrived."
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
And it’s gone along on the same trajectory with deceitful disclosures.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026
He defined the domestic cat, for instance, as “a deceitful animal, and when enraged, extremely spiteful.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
They both fidgeted nervously during the course of their deceitful narrative, trying desperately not to contradict one another, while at the same time avoiding the cold impassive eye of the Warlord.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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