hypocrisy
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David Lindsay-Abaire’s “The Balusters” is a piquant comedy satirizing the hollowness and hypocrisy of well-to-do do-gooders on a neighborhood homeowners association board.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
She said last year she had turned down France's highest civilian honour, the legion d'honneur, accusing the country of "hypocrisy" over visa policies that prevented dissidents travelling from Iran to France.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The deal marked a change of heart for Musk, who had earlier claimed that Anthropic’s AI was racist and accused the company of hypocrisy.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Rayner faced charges of hypocrisy and calls for her to stand down, and she did so after admitting arrangements on her family home in Greater Manchester meant she should have paid a higher rate.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The breathtaking levels of their hypocrisy had given me a migraine.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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