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untrue

[uhn-troo] / ʌnˈtru /


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If he was implying that the money was specifically pigeonholed for an accelerated retirement of government securities, that’s untrue.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Another factor could be whether the basis of adoption is untrue, said Lim.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

She also said “the claim that Mr. Bisignano’s growing responsibilities at JPMorgan were accompanied by a pattern of undermining colleagues is patently untrue and inaccurate.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Eddins’ majority applied the false-evidence standard used when prosecutors knowingly present untrue testimony, holding that the state constitution makes the prosecutor’s knowledge irrelevant.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

It’s down-to-earth, it’s simple, it’s untrue, and it’s familiar enough and trivial enough to be understood and loved by our greedy, nervous, illiterate sponsors.’”

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

And Graham once more snatched her aloft, and she again punished him; and while she pulled his lion's locks, termed him—"The naughtiest, rudest, worst, untruest person that ever was."

From Villette by Charlotte Brontë




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