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hypocrisy

[hi-pok-ruh-see] / hɪˈpɒk rə si /


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The theatre website went on to say the play highlights how "we are still grappling with many of the same issues: gendered hypocrisy, slut-shaming, the corrosive danger of misinformation and mob mentality".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

A tradwife influencer’s public meltdown or toxic relationship prods at the artifice and hypocrisy of aspirational Christian content, but these scandals also reveal an uncomfortable relationship between creators and their audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

And so Iranians, when they see Mojtaba Khamenei taking over for his father, see hypocrisy and also just something that doesn’t quite sit right, because sons don’t take over for fathers in religious roles.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

In a conversation with the Bulwark’s Tim Miller immediately following Spanberger’s response, Buttigieg pointed out Americans’ anxieties surrounding affordability and homed in on a way to call out the GOP’s hypocrisy.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

Even at the tender age when I didn’t yet know my real name, I was puzzled by the hypocrisy of celebrating a people everyone looked down on.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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