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lie

[lahy] / laɪ /






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The series begins with lines from the novel: “There are at least two sides to every story. Yours and mine. Ours and theirs. His and hers. Which means someone is always lying.”

From Los Angeles Times

Now, at night, I lie awake worrying about how we’ll come back.

From Los Angeles Times

Many nations do not send athletes to it, while others take skeleton teams, shorn of their leading lights, whose winter focus instead lies on training for lucrative spring road races or prominent summer track opportunities.

From BBC

Following the defeat, Romero stated on Instagram "other people" should be coming out to speak and adding that they "only show up when things are going well, to tell a few lies".

From BBC

Below that ice lies a global ocean that may reach depths of up to 100 km.

From Science Daily