duplicitous
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The proposed settlement—two weeks before trial was scheduled to begin—ends an ugly legal dispute in which Lively accused Baldoni of a pattern of toxic behavior and Baldoni accused Lively of being duplicitous.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
He countersued last week, claiming she had made a "duplicitous attempt to destroy" him.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025
It’s at these very junctures that the archetypes of the unconscious can do their greatest mischief, shifting what at one moment is experienced as a benevolent parent into a duplicitous one.
From Slate • Sep. 8, 2024
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
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