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Where Are the Sentinelese Based? North Sentinel Island lies to the west of Port Blair, the capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Holmes was convicted on four counts of fraud after lying to Theranos investors about her blood testing technology's reliability and was later sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2022.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Later, Joel lies to Ellie, who was unconscious during his rescue mission, by saying raiders attacked the hospital.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Watson was sentenced in December last year to serve a 116-month-long sentence for lying to investors about the company’s finances.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 29 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Holmes was convicted on four counts of fraud after lying to Theranos investors about her blood testing technology's reliability and was later sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2022.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Later, Joel lies to Ellie, who was unconscious during his rescue mission, by saying raiders attacked the hospital.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Watson was sentenced in December last year to serve a 116-month-long sentence for lying to investors about the company’s finances.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Lie to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lie%20to. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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