as in lies
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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My safe space lies within the realm of the best gentle cleansers.—
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Stonehenge, England Stonehenge’s mystery lies less in stone carving and more in transportation.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Prevaricates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevaricates. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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