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liar

[lahy-er] / ˈlaɪ ər /


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“Five witnesses in this trial called him a liar under oath,” Musk’s lawyer, Steven Molo, said of OpenAI’s Altman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Zoning in on his career and moments such as his dramatic ousting from OpenAI in 2023, the story portrayed Altman as a pathological liar.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Kennard appealed the judgment, claiming that the case harmed her reputation and cost her income—on the stand, she said she had been called a stalker, a liar and a Jezebel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

She also called Smith “a liar and a fraud.”

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

I’m not a very good liar, and my mom is really, really good at telling when people aren’t telling the truth.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones




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