tell about

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Editor’s note: Have a dating story to tell about starting fresh?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Like so many of the stories Americans tell about the world, it wasn’t true.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

There were nice anecdotes to tell about Wembanyama’s eclectic offseason, how he trained with monks in China, worked on his post moves with Hakeem Olajuwon, played a lot of chess and visited NASA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

"The customers I've been able to tell about it, they have been overwhelmed to see the medal and stuff - it's really cool," she told BBC News in 2014, while fixing a toilet.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

“She—” Finn started to tell about how Mom was going on a business trip to Chicago.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix