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false

[fawls] / fɔls /




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That tone carried through again here, as the incident became another example of how quickly false or mistaken reports can circulate and how quickly they can collapse under correction and context.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Doone was interviewed as part of the report into safeguarding in Whitewell, but he said a "false narrative" had been spread about the incident and the safeguarding team.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

We know that from false moves often come fast ones in the opposite direction.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“These allegations are false and come on the eve of an election against the front-runner for governor,” he said in a statement, overstating somewhat his status in the neck-and-neck gubernatorial race.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Lady Constance made her eyes grow wide in that false, excited way that grown-ups sometimes do when talking to children.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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