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double standard

[duhb-uhl stan-derd] / ˈdʌb əl ˈstæn dərd /
NOUN
contrasting principles
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A junior member of President Emmanuel Macron's government Wednesday criticized Clooney getting his passport despite speaking poor French, saying the move suggested a "double standard."

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Consultant gynaecologist Dr Christine Ekechi, who works in the NHS, says there's often a double standard when it comes to parents talking to their children about puberty.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

The suit criticized USC’s decision to keep the Wilson donation as “a deeply troubling double standard and a gross misuse of donor trust.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

Whoopi Goldberg and her cohosts on "The View" called out the apparent immigration double standard in celebrity grifter Anna Delvey’s casting on “Dancing with the Stars,” despite her pending legal case.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2024

Plus, they were all too aware of the double standard being laid down between the loggers and the tourists.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone



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