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duplicity

[doo-plis-i-tee, dyoo-] / duˈplɪs ɪ ti, dyu- /


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Like his partner in duplicity, Witkoff’s conflicts are numerous.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

The truth hovers tantalizingly out of focus, and the characters’ duplicity becomes its adversary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

But his duplicity has been abundantly exposed during this trial, and he has clearly lost the right to be believed by his daughter.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2024

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

“Now, listen, my boy,” Neylan rejoined, launching into a two-hour monologue about the history of the oath, the duplicity of Robert Sproul, and the faculty’s disrespect for the board of regents.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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