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But the plan was to win the Block Buster and then come after those people that weren't gonna have my back, that were lying to me.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
When asked how often the girl dads lie to their children, the Happiness Begins artists shared their thoughts on lying and parenthood.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 29 July 2025
Last week, Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican, called on the Justice Department to prosecute Powell for allegedly lying to Congress about the magnitude of the renovation, the cost of which has ballooned from $1.9 billion to $2.5 billion.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Anyone who claims to know what the future holds, especially after the unpredictability of the past five years, is either lying to their stakeholders or lying to themselves.
—Pj Bain, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
When asked how often the girl dads lie to their children, the Happiness Begins artists shared their thoughts on lying and parenthood.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 29 July 2025
Last week, Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican, called on the Justice Department to prosecute Powell for allegedly lying to Congress about the magnitude of the renovation, the cost of which has ballooned from $1.9 billion to $2.5 billion.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Anyone who claims to know what the future holds, especially after the unpredictability of the past five years, is either lying to their stakeholders or lying to themselves.
—Pj Bain, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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“Lie to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20to. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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