double-dealing
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Not a bad legacy, considering George Downing is summarized by his biographer thus: “Liar, blackmailer, seducer and thief, this double-dealing shapeshifter would betray both friends and principles without a moment’s misgiving.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
When you’re spending money that’s not your own but that one day might be your inheritance, it sometimes feels like double-dealing, psychologically.
From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025
His flamboyant personality struck a chord with the Italian electorate, which continued to back him despite allegations of corruption and double-dealing.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2023
A devotee of prevarication and double-dealing, Molière would have made the most, in three acts, of stories like these.
From New York Times • May 11, 2023
And Washington, playing his role in the agent’s double-dealing, supplied Hunter with such real tidbits as the actual strength of his army and the location of his supply dumps.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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