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duplicity

[doo-plis-i-tee, dyoo-] / duˈplɪs ɪ ti, dyu- /


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Like his partner in duplicity, Witkoff’s conflicts are numerous.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

"It's those images and posts that seem to toe the line between reality and duplicity that capture our attention and encourage us to share," Ms Duffy said.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

The truth hovers tantalizingly out of focus, and the characters’ duplicity becomes its adversary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Don Wright, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose pointed work punctured duplicity and pomposity and resonated with common-sense readers, died on March 24 at his home in Palm Beach, Fla. He was 90.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024

When he looked past the immediate delays and Ulrich’s duplicity, he saw progress.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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