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untrue

[uhn-troo] / ʌnˈtru /


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He said the devolved financial settlement "could improve", adding that "some of what the executive say in terms of comparing how we're funded with Scotland and Wales is fair enough and not untrue".

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

In the 2001 trial, Giaka was to be a "key" witness in the prosecution's case but the four judges described some of his evidence as "at best grossly exaggerated and at worst simply untrue".

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

That belief is patently untrue, but more difficult to measure if filmmakers and studios refuse to take a real chance on their caped crusadettes.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

Davis Gates alleges Sacks now wants more closures; Sacks calls that untrue.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

If something was untrue and you didn’t know it, that was error.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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 Brontë, Charlotte




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