duplicitous

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Carl’s duplicitous behavior, meanwhile, leads Roy to think his brother is planning to make him the fall guy for their mutual misdeeds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

These duplicitous celebrities, so the rumor mill grinds, have hired mysterious surrogates to do their gestating work.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

He countersued last week, claiming she had made a "duplicitous attempt to destroy" him.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

The class investigated the show’s prickly – and often duplicitous – legal matters, like hostile takeovers and securities law.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2023

I hold Jon against him like an ace: if he can be duplicitous, then so can I. But he does not talk about Susie any more.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood