double life
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A 2020 Royal Commission found Gobbo's double life during a period of intense gang bloodletting in Australia's second-biggest city were "fundamental and appalling breaches" of her obligations as counsel to her clients.
From Barron's
She was an accomplished doctor who knew nothing of her husband’s double life until the eve of their departure.
For Gutiérrez, one of five siblings, his interest in filmmaking is linked to one of his older brothers who had a bit of a double life.
From Los Angeles Times
Speculation has run riot that the Oscar-nominated US actor has been leading a double life as the masked rapper, who only ever reveals his eyes.
From BBC
These days, Egypt lives what some might see as a double life.
From Los Angeles Times
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