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as in delusions
a false idea or belief
a papal letter condemning secularism and other movements that the church considered to be falsities of the modern age
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as in lies
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
when questioned by his parents about his drug use, the teenager told one blatant falsity after another
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as in betrayals
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
despite being offered a fortune to spill the president's secrets, the trusted aide declared that he'd sooner die than be guilty of such falsity
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The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.
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All my delusions were still intact; the hospitalization had done nothing to shake them.
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What makes this town’s culinary history so unique lies within its deep ties to the university.
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Prosecutors argued Murdaugh killed his wife and son to distract from his crumbling legal and financial world as years of thefts and lies were closing in on him.
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The videos feature anthropomorphic fruits navigating absurdist romantic betrayals.
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At the film’s aching core is the romantic tether between the boys that refuses to die even in the face of gory attacks, painful betrayals and even uncertainty among the two of them.
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Nseyo notes there are plenty of unsupported myths around what causes UTIs, so stick to these tips.
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Effective public speaking is crucial for personal branding and career advancement, a skill anyone can develop by replacing common myths with empowering mindsets.
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Daily tales of war and violence around the world made one want to clench one’s fists, grit one’s teeth, and to shout out in a paean of outraged hysteria.
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Hopefully, these three will be among the final cautionary tales of poor draft decisions.
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Presented Out of Competition at the 1967 edition of Venice, Deadly Sweet takes it cue from a brief encounter between a disenchanted man and a girl with no illusions in the wake of the murder of a nightclub owner in London.
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Perhaps because of this aesthetic of illusions, the earnest state pride evident in some of the pavilions turns out to feel especially delightful.
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As a coastal town shaped by generations of immigrants, Half Moon Bay now has a new art display that serves as a reminder of the people and stories that continue to define the community.
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The board was also expected to vote Friday on a new social studies curriculum that links Bible stories with American history.
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Tigers rookies Hao-Yu Lee and Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs apiece after errors by third baseman José Caballero and left fielder Cody Bellinger.
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The Giants used three infield hits and two errors to score a pair of runs against Sale in the sixth inning, then Matt Chapman’s double set up Luis Arraez’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.
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“Falsities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsities. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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