truth
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I must say, it was really bizarre to tell the truth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
There is some truth to that: Midterm losses of one-party control have preceded a gain over the following six-months of 10.4% on average since 1970, according to analysts at BlackRock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
There’s a hard actuarial truth to age-gap planning — and that, in the polite words of adviser Matthew Chancey, is that “sooner or later, one of you is taxed as a single.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
“The truth is that within the normal range, no matter your age, if you’re not symptomatic, it’s not going to do anything for you until you go way above the upper limit.”
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026
Maybe there was some truth to what he was saying, but I thought it was terrible how the community judged her.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Evans described the programme as a "gripping exploration of loyalty, class and the truths we hide", describing Gilmour as a "very complex, deep, fascinating and tragic character".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Public trust is damaged not when science changes its conclusions in response to better evidence, but when scientists present provisional judgments as unquestionable truths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Even after children reach adulthood, parents may continue to see them as needing protection, rather than as capable of confronting difficult truths.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
David Belhassen, founder of private equity firm Neo Investment Partners, recalled having to deliver some hard truths when he decided in 2017 to get involved with the business.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
It’s not lies or anything, just truths I made up.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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