dishonest
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It added that certain factual witnesses provided evidence "that they knew to be untrue and so had been dishonest".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
If a claim is substantiated, the plagiarist is seen as sloppy or lazy at best, and fundamentally dishonest at worst.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Caltech created the team two years ago partly in response to a rising number of anonymous accusations of dishonest submissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“If it’s just slapping a brand name on a pre-existing screen, that feels very deceptive and dishonest to me,” Storch said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Some were violent like the She Elephant, and some were dishonest like Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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