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liar

[lahy-er] / ˈlaɪ ər /


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In an interview with the newspaper, Arday admitted to "mistakes" in his academic work, but said he was being wrongly "portrayed to be a liar and a fantasist and an academic fraud".

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Does that mean Seehorn is an adept liar?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

“Epstein was a masterful liar, and he clearly lied to me,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Any comedian that tells you otherwise is a liar.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

That was the same as calling my own mother a liar.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

I do think she’s calling the supermajority liars.

From Slate Jun. 3, 2026

Ms. Adelman describes how Lewis’s specimens fell into the hands of a series of botanists—some of them charlatans, drunkards, liars or thieves—who squandered his legacy.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Navy attack on an alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling boat, and almost certain liars for their accounts of the incident.

From Salon Dec. 20, 2025

Good liars also tend to be intelligent, Wiseman says, citing salespeople, politicians and - ahem - performers among those who will be "pretty high self-monitors".

From BBC Oct. 10, 2025

“Frog suits you better. It is not my custom to drink with liars and deserters, but you’ve made me curious.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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