retell

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Now “Five Bullets,” by Elliot Williams, and “Fear and Fury,” by Heather Ann Thompson, retell the story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The stories we tell and retell carry the same knowing.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

The new footage from the deep provides another chance to retell Scott's story, says David Waterhouse.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

As some of the subjects confess to what they’ve done and others painfully retell their experience on the receiving end, an overwhelming collective sorrow is transmitted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025

Hearing him retell it—seeing how impassive he looked in a videotape of the court proceeding, it’s hard to make sense of how singular and important the moment was for him.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel