in bad faith
idiom
: in a dishonest and improper way : with no intention of honoring a promise
She signed the contract in bad faith.
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If the American public and critical elements of the business sector nonetheless view these fights over executive power with apathy or only through the lens of their most short-term interests, then a president acting in bad faith will get away with it.
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Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2025
Ford also submitted an amendment to allow college officials to discipline students who filed a report in bad faith.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Bad faith bargaining Both sides have accused the other of bargaining in bad faith.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Kelley accused Kim Cordova, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, of bargaining in bad faith with King Soopers.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
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Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2025
Ford also submitted an amendment to allow college officials to discipline students who filed a report in bad faith.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Bad faith bargaining Both sides have accused the other of bargaining in bad faith.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Kelley accused Kim Cordova, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, of bargaining in bad faith with King Soopers.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
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“In bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20bad%20faith. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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