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untrue

[uhn-troo] / ʌnˈtru /


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It described the rumours on social media as "contradictory" and "factually untrue".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

And he’s saying things, even on “Saturday Night Live,” that were patently untrue… Even when he says, “Did you think I was going to be a chill, normal dude?”

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

The attorney said those allegations are untrue and declined to comment further.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

"We wish to clarify that the document and information in question do not originate from official sources and are untrue," it said on Telegram.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

“It’s not just that I don’t like prom. I also don’t like people who like prom,” I explained, although this was, in point of fact, untrue.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

And Graham once more snatched her aloft, and she again punished him; and while she pulled his lion's locks, termed him—"The naughtiest, rudest, worst, untruest person that ever was."

From Villette by Charlotte Brontë


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