deceitful
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She climbs on his back, whereupon the deceitful Zeus abducts her, bearing her westward across the waters toward Crete.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“It was her deceitful actions in her attempt to gather evidence of such fraud.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 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
“Not you. You told Mr. Brocklehurst I had a bad character, a deceitful disposition; and I’ll let everybody at Lowood know what you are, and what you have done.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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