hypocrisy
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Kino’s hypocrisy stems from the same swamp as the original’s fictitious Dr. Gröss, whose lurid footage climaxed with a tsk-tsking screed against poverty, pollution and fascism as major contributors to the global death toll.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Vance’s hostility, combined with some hypocrisy, shocked leaders: They’d expected a lecture from the incoming administration, but maybe on defense spending.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026
"I have not seen so much hypocrisy in his criticism for a long time, and from all sides," he said.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
It is worse than hypocrisy, because they seek to deceive not only others but themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Woodhull’s article criticized Beecher’s hypocrisy, not his infidelity.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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