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lie to

verb

  1. (intr, adverb) nautical (of a vessel) to be hove to with little or no swinging

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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No matter who’s telling the truth, Comey did not lie to Congress.

From Slate

They push parents out of the classroom, and they lie to our kids about American history,” Waters said Tuesday.

From Salon

“I had to make this video to make you happy, my love. I hope this puts a smile on your heart. Know that nothing will ever make me hurt you or lie to you, my queen.”

He said Kimmel’s comments were part of a “concerted effort to lie to the American people,” and that the FCC was “going to have remedies that we can look at.”

Carr said that Kimmel took part in “a very concerted effort to lie to the American people” about Robinson’s political views, and said the FCC “has remedies” for Kimmel.

From Salon

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