bad faith
noun
: lack of honesty in dealing with other people
She accused her landlord of bad faith because he had promised to paint the apartment but never did it.
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Union members authorized the strike, with 99% voting in support of it weeks after filing a complaint with the state’s Public Employment Relations Board alleging bad faith bargaining.
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
What this fight does tell us, however, is that unlike neighboring Korea, China’s foray into exporting its soft power will likely be fraught with distrust and even bad faith.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
Very quickly, the initial claims of trust and friendship would be followed by accusations of bad faith.
—Alexander J. Motyl, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2017
According to Gonzalez, bad faith financial actors can get extremely popular online by knowing how to market themselves.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
What this fight does tell us, however, is that unlike neighboring Korea, China’s foray into exporting its soft power will likely be fraught with distrust and even bad faith.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
Very quickly, the initial claims of trust and friendship would be followed by accusations of bad faith.
—Alexander J. Motyl, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2017
According to Gonzalez, bad faith financial actors can get extremely popular online by knowing how to market themselves.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20faith. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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