as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
she knew that his account was a pure prevarication
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What follows is the unearthing of an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes far beyond her own life, leading to the discovery of a psychology experiment on a pair of twins – once hailed as a revolutionary success but now revealed to be a terrible lie affecting thousands around the world.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025 -
Instead, he’s seemingly chosen to rely on the lies spun up by Putin and his disinformation agents.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Icelandic helmer Baltasar Kormákur directed the first episode and was heavily involved in the series, which brings an historical tale of Harold, Earl of Wessex (Norton), and William, Duke of Normandy (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), to life.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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Notably, there was zero mention of Baldoni or his company, Wayfarer Studios, which had brought on Sony to market and distribute their adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel about a woman caught up in an intertwining tale of new love and domestic abuse.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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Reuters This story has been updated with additional information.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Source: National Interagency Fire Center This story was originally published February 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Prevarication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevarication. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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