two-faced

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At his sentencing, Judge P Kevin Castel called him a "two-faced politician" who had used his influence and national security forces to protect drug traffickers who had bribed and supported him.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“The Palm House” is hard on perceived sellouts, such as Edmund’s commercially minded boss and an oddly two-faced TV producer who briefly enters Laura’s orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“No. It just made me question how I was doing it. And not everyone’s a two-faced liar. There are some good ones out there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Moments before issuing the sentence, Kaplan brought up a November 2022 press interview with Bankman-Fried as evidence of Bankman-Fried being two-faced.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2024

Betrayal is a friend I have known a long time, a two-faced goddess looking forward and back with a clear, earnest suspicion of good fortune.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver