dishonest
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Caltech created the team two years ago partly in response to a rising number of anonymous accusations of dishonest submissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“If it’s just slapping a brand name on a pre-existing screen, that feels very deceptive and dishonest to me,” Storch said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
"All those things may be insincere or dishonest in their own ways, but at least there's something," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Grenfell Tower fire was caused by a chain of failures by governments, "dishonest" companies and shortcomings in the fire service, a public inquiry found.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
It does bother me that I am being dishonest, especially to Zlata, but is it lying when I don’t say anything?
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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