deceitful
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But never forget: the soundtrack is playing a deceitful game of its own.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Mr. Crowe, retaining a trace of his Hermann Göring from “Nuremberg,” is transparently deceitful to everyone but his besotted student, who agrees to be one of Murray’s guinea pigs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In parliament ahead of the vote, Bolojan defended his push for reforms, slamming the motion as "deceitful, cynical, and contrived."
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
And it’s gone along on the same trajectory with deceitful disclosures.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026
Nehemia had been deceitful about her language skills, and how much she knew about the Wyrdmarks, but she could have any number of reasons for that.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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