bald-faced

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The social worker appointed to compile the report on the trio ahead of their sentencing described Smith as "manipulative" and someone who told "bald-faced lies".

From BBC • May 28, 2025

Such bald-faced truth telling has long been part of Mormon journaling culture.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2023

“Mexican restaurants have been advertising taco specials on Tuesday without officially calling it Taco Tuesday since the 1930s. The idea that Taco John’s invented the entire concept is a bald-faced lie,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023

“If I gave you a sense that we know what is going to happen with certainty, I would be a bald-faced liar,” the aide said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 3, 2023

A statement Gilly knew for a bald-faced if kindly intended he.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson