disingenuous
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"To describe that as dictating is not only unfair on the Ulster Farmers' Union, it's also actually somewhat disingenuous."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Hochman said Flores simply could have taken notes on the inappropriate comments and turned them in to superiors or the independent inspector general, which strikes me as either sweetly naive or disingenuous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
This angered locals like 34-year-old accountant Daniel Sroka, who said the police were being disingenuous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
You can’t name it or force it into a box, and if you do, the result will always read as disingenuous.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
If I feel they have ulterior motives or are the slightest bit disingenuous, I try to shelter the kids from them.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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