lies
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Zacharia read a bunch of lies off a written statement, smiled at us and got out of there.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
The twists to come, however, feel as much like last year’s naughty hit “The Housemaid,” the domestic thriller in which Seyfried played a shady wife with a marriage made of lies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
"The responsibility for this strike lies solely with the company and its negotiating committee," it said in a statement on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
The failure in the Cornell case lies with members who misconstrue the values that make fraternities great, not the students at thousands of fraternity chapters across the country who uphold them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Khrushchev insisted that he still wanted peace—but how could one deal with a government that told such stupid lies?
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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