underhanded
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Yet O’Connor condemned RIH’s move as an underhanded gambit to “circumvent” his authority, as though he alone had a claim to litigate this dispute and McElroy was an impudent interloper.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
Becket’s childhood friend Julia, played as an adult by a suitably underhanded Margaret Qualley, marries another man but keeps popping into Becket’s life with femme-fatale vibes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Duncan appeared confident and poised as he took underhanded tosses from a team manager and fired passes, even bopping his head ever so slightly as Blink-182’s “All the Small Things” blared over the stadium loudspeakers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025
He’s dealing with the laws of the state, and by employing the kind of underhanded tactics that might have worked in a familial context, he has opened himself to legal consequences.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2025
Using both hands, she made a weak underhanded lob toward her father.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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