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Recent Examples of bad faith
The double tax hits plaintiffs bringing many types of claims, including those for emotional distress in the absence of physical injuries, bad faith denials of insurance coverage, and defamation.
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Jeremy Babener, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Then there’s the broader issue of bad faith readership—cultural projections, assumptions, biases.
—Sahar Delijani
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
What is clear from the facts is that claims of bad faith on the company’s part are simply not accurate.
—The Daily News, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
Nearly 50 years into an unwanted dictatorship, Iranians have developed a refined capacity for identifying bad faith.
—Shervin Malekzadeh, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for bad faith
Jeremy Babener, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Then there’s the broader issue of bad faith readership—cultural projections, assumptions, biases.
—Sahar Delijani
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
What is clear from the facts is that claims of bad faith on the company’s part are simply not accurate.
—The Daily News, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
Nearly 50 years into an unwanted dictatorship, Iranians have developed a refined capacity for identifying bad faith.
—Shervin Malekzadeh, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for bad faith
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad faith
Noun
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When accusations of lying are going both ways, who gets to control the truth?—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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But lying becomes second nature.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Another may view the same history somewhat negatively, as evidence of dishonesty and unreliability.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Johnson’s dishonesty doesn’t even take into consideration the carnage from the homicides of yesteryear in the Windy City.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Double standards, hypocrisy, economic reality?—
Steve Sedgwick,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Many are noting Thug’s hypocrisy in his public frustration with Gunna.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Redford's career seemed to be shaped around the idea that the best qualities of the American spirit—maybe best defined as a kind of forthright, unassuming honesty—could prevail against corruption and deceit.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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Pratt’s operation involved luring women into pornography through deceit and coercion, with the content later shared online, according to prosecutors.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The exceptions are Art Malik, who makes Claudius’ duplicity believable, and Sheeba Chadha, who is wrenching when Gertrude becomes remorseful.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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Such duplicity has been a constant feature of the second Trump administration, characterized by the abusive treatment of undocumented immigrants and the militarization of municipal law enforcement in our nation’s major cities.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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But there’s some deception at play.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Stories of similar scenes are sweeping Puerto Rico—raids without court orders, marked by deception and racial profiling, often regardless of legal status.—
Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hugo would likely have been repelled and fascinated by Trump’s demagoguery, his rambling mendacity, his grammatically illogical but easy-to-follow oratory.—
Graham Robb,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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By promoting dissimulation and sanctifying mendacity, Trump’s tsarist regime works to silence knowledge.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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In an era of skepticism, audiences quickly detect insincerity.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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And as the secretive Jack, Travis Van Winkle oozes oily, sexist insincerity.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad%20faith. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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