dishonest
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To them, Owens is tenacious, entertaining, earnest and sincere — a voice they trust in a dishonest and chaotic media landscape.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 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
"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
“It was dishonest work, and barely paid the bills, but Sterling adored it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
I guess I’m pretending to be asleep, though that sounds dishonest.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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