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

The theatre website went on to say the play highlights how "we are still grappling with many of the same issues: gendered hypocrisy, slut-shaming, the corrosive danger of misinformation and mob mentality".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

By 1820 even Adams had stopped firing off his illumination rounds and had adopted the Jeffersonian posture of benign duplicity, preferring to risk hypocrisy rather than the friendship.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis