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liar

[lahy-er] / ˈlaɪ ər /


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Refrain from calling her a pathological liar, even if just to yourself, as that will color your response to her.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

In an interview with The Times earlier this month, Arday admitted making academic "mistakes" but said he was being wrongly "portrayed to be a liar and a fantasist and an academic fraud".

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Does that mean Seehorn is an adept liar?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

His problem is that he’s a liar and a jerk.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

"No! She's not one bit bad. Some liar accused her of stealing a necklace, and they slammed her behind bars and didn't even try to prove she'd committed a crime."

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

I do think she’s calling the supermajority liars.

From Slate Jun. 3, 2026

Ms. Adelman describes how Lewis’s specimens fell into the hands of a series of botanists—some of them charlatans, drunkards, liars or thieves—who squandered his legacy.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Navy attack on an alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling boat, and almost certain liars for their accounts of the incident.

From Salon Dec. 20, 2025

Accepting the prize for limited series on behalf of Mr Bates vs the Post Office, Spence said the response to the show proved that the public "cannot abide liars and bullies".

From BBC May 11, 2025

They were called liars and unbelievers, and while they were never physically harmed, even children laughed at them — at their strange crimson costumes and heavy, dusty books locked in huge, iron-bound trunks.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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