disingenuous
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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
Add this to the sensitivity and secrecy with which delicate diplomatic negotiations must proceed, and we have a fog of misleading statements, dramatic but disingenuous social-media posts, and intentionally obfuscatory leaks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
She says it would be "disingenuous" to say the entire series had been "incredibly amusing" but she didn't expect perfection "from week one".
From BBC • May 17, 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
If I feel they have ulterior motives or are the slightest bit disingenuous, I try to shelter the kids from them.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
Vocabulary lists containing disingenuous
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