double standard
Example Sentences
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New grads are caught in a double standard around AI.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
White House deputy press secretary Kush Desai waved off the double standard as an “asinine observation” in a NewsNation interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Judge Ross is the latest in a long line of examples of the most hypocritical double standard: Judges hold others accountable for misconduct but are never held accountable themselves.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
A junior member of President Emmanuel Macron's government Wednesday criticized Clooney getting his passport despite speaking poor French, saying the move suggested a "double standard."
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
There was, however, a bit of a double standard when it came to romance.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
