lie

It’s a lie, and it’s time we called it one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

She points to the Watershed and Arnolfini, who offer beanbags and yoga mats to lie down on during screenings and in the gallery space.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Tourtsakis had me lie down and shuffle upward until the pyramid’s center was over my hips.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Under the ground and below the ocean’s surface lie millions of miles of glass strands thinner than a human hair.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

It was the third night as we were getting ready to lie down again under the sky when the order came to report to the processing center for new arrivals.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Buildings that had lain dormant for years were suddenly filled with music and dance.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

He’s now buried right next to a baby girl who died at 4 months and had, until his burial, lain in the cemetery alone without anyone by her side.

From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026

Starmer will arrive with an entourage of industry executives hoping to promote British business through a UK-China CEO Council, a body that has lain dormant for years.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

"It's fascinating for me to see how shipwrecks that have lain there and been dived for for years and years still have new things to reveal every time people go and dive them," he said.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

Afterward, they had lain down in the damp grass, Maya’s head pillowed on Claire’s stomach.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

They could also help lay the groundwork for future networks of controllable spin oscillators, potentially opening new possibilities for spin-based technologies.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

He raises money online from people grateful for his services and sells apparel with catchphrases like, “I lay off scammers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

“My hope is to really get my energy and strength back. I don’t want to lay in bed all day. I want to be able to get up and do my things.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Earlier this week, the leaders of eight German states backed Merz and said restorting trust in the CDU lay in "listening and taking political action, not in debates over personnel".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Then I heard what must have been the squeak of bed-springs as she lay down.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

“When he talks about a parent has a right to know now only if they ask, how do you know you’re being lied to or secrets being kept?,”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

This issue is deeply related to the newly released trove of documents that indicate that New Yorkers were “misled” — essentially lied to — about air quality risks following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

"People got sick because the leaders they trusted lied and told them they were safe to breathe in toxic air."

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Prosecutors said Castro had lied about being attacked before the shooting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Because if she were to check the call log right, it would be clear that Scoob lied to her: he never actually placed the call to Shenice’s number.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

Credit cards and valuables should not be left lying around.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Agents, records show, came to believe Hartman was lying about his role in Kao’s pay-to-play operation and would name him as a formal subject of a future investigation.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Forcing yourself to have an early night isn't going to work, according to Baker, especially if you end up lying wide awake in bed.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Last night I tried it, lying awake at 3 a.m., and it worked.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

She’d already removed the mask and untied the yellow beak that she’d made with paint and scrap pieces lying about.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el