insidious
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The Upper Bann assembly member said even as he raised concerns directly with Burrows, an "insidious campaign of rumour and gossip" was being waged against him.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
That’s why the Rededicate 250 event is so insidious — even if the speakers behave themselves and don’t say anything too controversial on stage.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
"They are insidious; they will do what they want, and it will not save us, in any case," added the 71-year-old, who was displaced by fighting in eastern Ukraine.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
But there’s something uniquely insidious about how the phone is eager to sop up the bounty of time that retirement has granted me.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
‘And how come? Why has this miracle of ignorance endured? Because of one thing. A conspiracy. A vast and insidious conspiracy. Obscurantism.’
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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