disingenuous
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He also took aim at what he called disingenuous industry rhetoric that cast any caution around AI as unpatriotic.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
This stopped him feeling disingenuous and giving resentfully.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Nevertheless, a judge was impressed, or feigned to be, with an obviously disingenuous antitrust claim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
My audience can smell something disingenuous pretty quick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Their very names were disingenuous, and told you nothing about their contents, their creators, or their managers: Carina, Gemstone, Octans III, Glacier Funding.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing disingenuous
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