duplicity
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The truth hovers tantalizingly out of focus, and the characters’ duplicity becomes its adversary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
And some saw duplicity in Holden’s efforts since the councilman had fought so vigorously to restrict liquor licenses in South L.A. after the 1992 riots.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025
It’s harder for audiences to approach spousal duplicity with a shrug when thousands of lives are at stake.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2025
The UK, it appears, can't get enough of betrayal, backstabbing and all-out duplicity.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025
The exchange rate is a farce, the price of carrots indefensible, duplicity lives everywhere.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Grade 11, List 3
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