give the lie to
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They said they expect “overwhelming evidence to give the lie to this defense,” and they called it improper and prejudicial for Bankman-Fried to malign Ellison’s credibility before the trial.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023
International law must be employed to give the lie to these threats.
From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2022
This picture of a Middle East that embraced many aspects of modernity should give the lie to the caricature of centuries of incurable Islamic stagnancy.
From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2017
Here are a few films that give the lie to the lyric “summertime and the livin’ is easy.”
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2016
The enormous amount of shipping seemed to give the lie to the German reports that British commerce had been practically arrested.
From The Victory At Sea by Hendrick, Burton J.
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