disingenuous
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As is the case throughout, the questioners—the chairman, played with snide malice by Michael McKean, is flanked by two “investigators”—are pious, bullying and laughably disingenuous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
You can’t name it or force it into a box, and if you do, the result will always read as disingenuous.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026
In the 2022 suit, Flores said the Giants interviewed him for their vacant head coaching job under disingenuous circumstances.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Others tried to analyze the facial expressions in photos of top administration figures, looking for something disingenuous to betray acting or indicate a lack of real fear.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026
So I’m not being disingenuous when I say that I feel your pain.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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