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dissembling















NOUN
dissemblance
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Then, the dissembling from Burden’s husband, the declarations that it meant nothing, that he still loved her.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2026

This fits his dissembling about his reason for vetoing the tax-credit bill.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

But altogether, the scope of his lying certainly seems to go beyond dishonesty or dissembling for monetary gain alone.

From Slate Nov. 28, 2023

Some Russians also said Mr. Zelensky was dissembling.

From New York Times May 11, 2023

His judgments were strict and fair, and none could sway him through falsehood or dissembling.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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