as in lied
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
during the hearings the witness was willing to prevaricate in order to protect his friend
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The jury will determine whether OpenAI’s other co-founders, Altman and Greg Brockman, lied about their intentions to maintain a nonprofit structure when Musk initially donated $38 million to the startup.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026 -
Ellis also detailed that agents including then-Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino came to her courtroom and lied.—
Seth Stern,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Prevaricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevaricated. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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