duplicitous
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Nolan floats a convincing psychological reason why this Odysseus subconsciously believes his duplicitous actions during the war deserve permanent exile from civilization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
"We felt they were very duplicitous, almost like employees of the Iranians."
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
The actor could easily put his skills to use playing a duplicitous sociopath in a psychological drama, but as a comedy “Killing” is simply dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
He aimed his deepest scorn at Nunn, whom he blamed for his downfall, denouncing him as blindly ambitious, duplicitous, timid, and priggish.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2025
But such expectations were obviously too much for such a duplicitous character as Hamilton, who lacked “the Spirit to Maintain or the Magnanimity to retract” his own words.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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