tale
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A Cautionary Tale is full of post-breakup clarity.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
You might have recognised it from its use in Arrival, Shutter Island, The Last of Us, Stranger Than Fiction, The Handmaid's Tale, The Innocents... and, perhaps most importantly, an episode of EastEnders.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
“From this perspective, Iran would not be acting entirely alone,” Tale said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
Taiwanese film "A Foggy Tale" set during the island's "White Terror" political purges decades ago leads the race with 11 nods, including best film, best director, best actor and best actress.
From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025
I was the only kid, white or Indian, who knew that Charles Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
Vocabulary lists containing tale
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Justice, Part 1
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