hypocrite
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That set off a firestorm of comments about whether or not Grantham was a hypocrite.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
While historians often portray Cromwell as “a hypocrite or a double-dealer,” here he’s a dexterous politician, a pragmatic and adaptable leader who “could ride two horses at once, while advancing three agendas.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
She laughed about how she'll have to be a hypocrite now:
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
“He’s not a hypocrite saying one thing and doing another. He lives what he believes.”
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
I know he is a hypocrite; that he is shaping a story for himself to tell somebody, to tell his father; naturally.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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