duplicity
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In the resulting civil war, he showed a characteristic combination of ruthlessness, duplicity and skill.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
For many onlookers, this seeming contradiction - of asking for aid with one hand while conducting military strikes with the other - chimes with Min Aung Hlaing's history of duplicity.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025
It’s harder for audiences to approach spousal duplicity with a shrug when thousands of lives are at stake.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2025
In 1971, he joined Mr. Rosenthal, Mr. Sulzberger and other Times leaders in deciding to publish the Pentagon Papers, the secret Defense Department study of American duplicity in Vietnam.
From New York Times • May 20, 2024
As she saw it, Jefferson’s denials only offered further evidence of his duplicity.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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