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Recent Examples of disingenuous
Greater transparency about both the disingenuous arguments made by anti-ESG advocates, as well as greater awareness of the market-beating returns of gap-closing investments, can keep pensions from becoming a game of political football.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2024
To make less of that is disingenuous and disrespectful!
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
In truth, the reserved Scorpio was never shy, and Scorp was never disingenuous.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Oct. 2024
Shannon Watts, the founder of gun control activist group Moms Demand Action, hit back at the disingenuous attacks on Walz, outlining his achievements in helping to introduce gun control laws in Minnesota in recent years.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2024
To make less of that is disingenuous and disrespectful!
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
In truth, the reserved Scorpio was never shy, and Scorp was never disingenuous.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Oct. 2024
Shannon Watts, the founder of gun control activist group Moms Demand Action, hit back at the disingenuous attacks on Walz, outlining his achievements in helping to introduce gun control laws in Minnesota in recent years.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disingenuous
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In a 2022 Pew Research Center study, growing numbers of Americans said members of the other party are dishonest, immoral and closed-minded.Rachel Carlson, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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Because there are five meaningful ways that honest messaging beats dishonest marketing.Drew Gerber, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Holeman said Allen showed signs of being deceitful during a 2022 interview, such as looking down and touching his face.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Oct. 2024
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Lawmakers should first fix the current deceitful ballot and campaign practices of local agencies and businesses that financially benefit from passage of bond measures.Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
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However, Miranda, Assad, and Arroyo routinely failed in their obligations to cooperate with the investigation by delaying responses, refusing to provide certain information or documents, and providing inconsistent or untruthful responses.Chris Deubert, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
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Phelan, largely brushing off Covey's attacks as politically motivated and untruthful, has stuck to his reputation of having represented the district through several election cycles, running unopposed over the past several, and his work to advance border security legislation and funding last year.Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 20 May 2024
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Wilson’s film, while suitably bright and busy, is a more conventional kids’ entertainment, with a contrived quest narrative that lands the franchise further than ever from the modest, homey spirit of Michael Bond’s original books.Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Per comments on the dedicated sub-Reddit for his massive podcast Kill Tony, even Hinchcliffe’s fans are divided on whether his stand-up is too derivative or reliant on contrived provocation.Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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McKissic writes that evangelical leaders' acceptance of Trump despite his alleged immoral conduct is hypocritical, contrasting it with their past condemnation of former President Bill Clinton's indiscretions.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Some even pointed to an interview Yang recently conducted with the pop star for Interview magazine, claiming that his comments seemed hypocritical in hindsight given the nature of his SNL performance.Stephen Daw, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
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The video appeared to have been substantially manipulated, with unnatural facial expressions and a robotic voice, according to a CNN analysis using deepfake detector tools.Michael Conte, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
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Just make sure to only use mold-free pumpkins that haven’t been treated with paint or other unnatural products.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
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As if to underline how emotions and relationships can make devious scheming more complicated, this week’s case — another good one!Noel Murray, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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The only male character who polled lower than any woman on the list was Frank Underwood, played by Kevin Spacey, an insanely devious fictional president who was responsible for multiple murders on the Netflix drama.Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
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The Facebook page host did not think anything of the photos Walters had sent him and posted the assumed accomplishment on his major page.Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024
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The real Qiao Yan lives on the fringes of poverty in Myanmar and the assumed Qiao Yan becomes a famed actress in China.Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Disingenuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disingenuous. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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