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truth

[trooth] / truθ /




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As Mark Twain supposedly said, a lie can get halfway round the world before the truth can even get its shoes on.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Wednesday marks 37 years since the disaster which led to a campaign for legislation requiring public officials to tell the truth during disaster inquiries and investigations.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“It all began with, if you want to know the truth, Greenland,” he said of his threat to leave NATO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“So talk, unless the fake narrative that you’re creating happens to be way more interesting than the truth, I have nothing to hide when it comes to you and me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

I wanted to argue with her, push her to tell me the truth.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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