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double standard

[duhb-uhl stan-derd] / ˈdʌb əl ˈstæn dərd /
NOUN
contrasting principles
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Nonetheless, protesters say the backlash and the prime minister’s speech point to a troubling double standard.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

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

Did the nation’s history and traditions set up this double standard and “allow Idaho to compel this sacrifice”? Winmill observed that Seyb had produced significant evidence to the contrary.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

He complained of a double standard that made him a second-class person, and noted that his confidant Andy Kim was dating an intern.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden



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