dissimulation
Example Sentences
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For the Sankara family the trial is “a chance to heal,” he said — and to establish the realities about a young leader whose story has been blurred by years of mythmaking, dissimulation and lies.
From New York Times
We were wrung-out and woozy, blissfully depleted; there wasn’t much energy left for dissimulation or sugarcoating.
From New York Times
“We need a replacement word for hypocrisy when it reaches the Pelosi level of extreme dissimulation for political ends,” suggests Mr. Simon.
From Washington Times
But do not let the simulations and dissimulations distract you.
From The New Yorker
But Arendt herself thought political dissimulation was much older.
From Washington Post
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