hypocrite
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While historians often portray Cromwell as “a hypocrite or a double-dealer,” here he’s a dexterous politician, a pragmatic and adaptable leader who “could ride two horses at once, while advancing three agendas.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
In a July 4, 2013, email to Nikolic, Epstein wrote: “Bill risks going from richest man to biggest hypocrite, melinda a laughing stock, pledges will disappear as a result.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
“He’s not a hypocrite saying one thing and doing another. He lives what he believes.”
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
But I’m in the news business, and I felt like a hypocrite, so I kept sneaking peeks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025
“What a hypocrite you are. You stole that couple’s child and then you tried to take a baby away from the McCulloughs.”
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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