lied

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“I was about to book the flight to Colorado and he stopped me cold in my tracks and said, ‘I lied.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The inquiry heard that Calocane's last contact with the EIP team had been by phone on 16 July, when he lied about being abroad.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

I had used them off and on for years and I always lied.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Starmer at the time said Mandelson lied during the vetting process about the depth of his relationship with Epstein, allegations Mandelson has denied.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“To see if that’s how my hero escapes from the bad guys,” Alex lied, because she knew that if they saw the island, they might forget her story.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr