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dishonesty

[dis-on-uh-stee] / dɪsˈɒn ə sti /


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Miller has been racking up a series of unsettling on-camera appearances in which his attempts at defending himself instead reveal a deep well of dishonesty.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2026

Oscar Barragan, who oversaw the agency’s special enforcement bureau, be discharged for violating the department’s policies on dishonesty and obstructing an investigation, according to an internal July 14 memo reviewed by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Meanwhile, a court-appointed monitor for the union has accused Fain of dishonesty and underhanded management tactics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

The court heard that evidence Hassan, also known as Samir, gave at his trial showed "staggering arrogance and comfortable dishonesty" as he described a "jet-setting, entourage-type lifestyle, working for an A-list musician".

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Much as they regretted the dishonesty, they felt they had no choice.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

“When … caught in obvious and repeated lies and dishonesties, many will affect an air of total innocence, claiming without a trace of shame that they have been unfairly accused.”

From Slate Aug. 30, 2018

One father of a boy with autism, the film director Todd Drezner, has written an open letter to the film’s distributors that itemises Vaxxed’s dishonesties – and dismisses their own absurd claims, post-Tribeca, of censorship.

From The Guardian Apr. 16, 2016

He vacillates between grandiose justifications for his dishonesties and mea culpa self-flagellation: “Nothing like the silken whip of self-reproach to soothe a smarting conscience,” he observes.

From Washington Post Sep. 10, 2015

But as a window into the compromises and dishonesties with which Germans have had to live for two generations, the book packs a punch.

From Time Magazine Archive

His undoubted gifts as an anatomist allowed him to get away with the most barefaced dishonesties.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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