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Boutros, according to the prosecutors, was also accused of lying by former Public Defender Howard Finkelstein and was disciplined by the Florida Bar for misconduct.
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Devoun Cetotute, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
All too quickly, Lesia unwittingly causes problems by dialing her aunt from a house phone at the villa, lying by saying that she’s called from a public phone booth.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 20 May 2024
Friday’s finale opens with Coop envisioning himself lying by the pool while Mel and his kids call him to come swimming.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 30 May 2025
And in the last six months, scientific evidence has mounted of self-preserving behavior, deception, hacking, cheating and lying by AI, Bengio says.
—Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
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Devoun Cetotute, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
All too quickly, Lesia unwittingly causes problems by dialing her aunt from a house phone at the villa, lying by saying that she’s called from a public phone booth.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 20 May 2024
Friday’s finale opens with Coop envisioning himself lying by the pool while Mel and his kids call him to come swimming.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 30 May 2025
And in the last six months, scientific evidence has mounted of self-preserving behavior, deception, hacking, cheating and lying by AI, Bengio says.
—Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
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“Lie by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20by. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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