lying

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After calling the vest-adorned dog on stage and joking that she would bite Clark, he bellowed, “Is she lying, too?”

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

She said Franck accused her of "lying" about being in France and demanded her location and hotel room.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“Obviously I would be lying to say I wasn’t disappointed. I would have loved to have made the cut today, granted all day,” Wie West said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

In 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission received a whistle-blower complaint alleging that RAD was lying to investors about the value of its property holdings, the Philadelphia Inquirer has reported.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

I tell myself that it’s not lying since it is, partly, sort of true.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam