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Queen’s duplicity and thirst for vengeance make a stunning showcase for Lewek’s electric sense of drama, brilliant tone, and spitfire technique.—
Matthew Gurewitsch,
airmail.news,
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The Cold War nurtured a culture of secrets and lies that the population came to tolerate as a strategic necessity; at the turn of the millennium, the war on terror took that duplicity to new levels of sophistication.—
Karen Parker Lears,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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There’s an unapologetic cunning at the heart of this series, and a mercurial spirit that’s as slippery as blood on an Italian marble floor.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2024
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Just as Nordlinger shows that the peacemakers and Nobel laureates whose work holds up best are those who brought specific conflicts to an end, the organizations in Bob's account that get the most done are those that pursue limited goals with cunning and patience.—
Walter Russell Mead,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2012
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Getting out doesn’t just require thumb-shredding dexterity, wit, and guile but also — fittingly for its premise — patience.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2024
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Over time, guile took on the connotation of deceitful cunning in English, emerging in Middle English around the 12th century.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
1 Dec. 2024
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Cheating and deliberate misrepresentation/dishonesty were the moral dilemmas rated most negatively in the dataset—even more so than intentional harm.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Dec. 2024
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New Jersey Republican Assemblyman Erik Peterson went so far as to accuse federal officials of dishonesty.—
Steve Almasy,
CNN,
16 Dec. 2024
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Lies, deceit, infidelity, and the shape-shifting nature of truth, Wilder’s Witness for the Prosecution is infinitely rewatchable.—
Tomris Laffly,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
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This trait is also moderately linked to lower risk of personality disorders due to its association with prosocial behaviors and a low tendency toward deceit or exploitation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
3 Dec. 2024
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Rum is increasingly featured in craft cocktail programs, with mixologists using premium and spiced rums to create innovative drinks.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Small craft should exercise caution near the Gulf Stream for seas building up to six feet.—
Garfield Hylton,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2025
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Through his double-dealing with the government, Carmine Falcone was Gotham’s top crime boss for over two decades, accruing massive wealth, political influence, and an elite status.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
21 Oct. 2024
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While the Biden Administration seems to perceive Cambodia as an amenable partner, Manet is double-dealing Beijing and Washington.—
Sam Rainsy,
TIME,
24 June 2024
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