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retell

[ree-tel] / riˈtɛl /








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Before the alert was added, she frequently had to retell the story of how he was failed.

From BBC

The retelling of the first lady’s life recasts her as a petulant former cabaret performer who would rather be on stage than in the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s election night in Robert Icke’s “Oedipus,” a modern retelling of Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King” that must be the buzziest, if not the chicest, Broadway offering of the fall season.

From Los Angeles Times

She has always trusted that her readers and followers would be able to pay attention and keep up, but after more than 50 years, she is right to want to retell her stories.

From Salon

But you will not be getting a worshipful retelling of author Bram Stoker’s horror classic.

From Los Angeles Times