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duplicity

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


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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

In itself, this duplicity won’t get in the way of Erika Kirk’s rise.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025

For many onlookers, this seeming contradiction - of asking for aid with one hand while conducting military strikes with the other - chimes with Min Aung Hlaing's history of duplicity.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

Finally, in August, Peters’ duplicity caught up with her.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 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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