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She called him a dirty liar.
she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut
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But there’s little here that justifies spending six long episodes with a pathological liar or convinces you that the show has anything new to say about social media.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
The song calls Drake a liar, along with accusing the 37-year-old of liking underage girls.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Idle threats to invade foreign lands or impose outlandish tariffs set the next administration up as weak liars, not serious negotiators.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
My mom was a good storyteller, and my brother was a pretty good liar.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
The song calls Drake a liar, along with accusing the 37-year-old of liking underage girls.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Idle threats to invade foreign lands or impose outlandish tariffs set the next administration up as weak liars, not serious negotiators.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
My mom was a good storyteller, and my brother was a pretty good liar.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Liar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liar. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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liar
noun
li·ar
ˈlī(-ə)r 
: a person who tells lies
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