bald-faced
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Marty tosses out the bald-faced lie that his mother died in childbirth with the nonchalance of ordering another coffee, before the orbital pull in the room shifts.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025
During sentencing hearings, Smith was described as manipulative and someone who told "bald-faced lies".
From BBC • May 29, 2025
Such bald-faced truth telling has long been part of Mormon journaling culture.
From Slate • Sep. 20, 2023
“Mexican restaurants have been advertising taco specials on Tuesday without officially calling it Taco Tuesday since the 1930s. The idea that Taco John’s invented the entire concept is a bald-faced lie,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023
And Marie the brewster said, “So do you, Charles! You bald-faced suck-up!”
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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