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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Starmer has apologized to Epstein’s victims and pledged to release public documents that will show Mandelson lied when he was being vetted for the ambassador’s job.—
Jill Lawless,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026 -
The charges stemmed from a January 2022 videoconference interview with federal investigators during which Puig was alleged to have lied about his sports betting.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Prevaricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevaricated. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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