- present tense form of tell (3rd person singular).
tells
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"Everyone was focused on the flares, on the smoke," photographer Stefano Rellandini, who captured that iconic image 21 years ago, tells BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The Stallions’ coach said he always tells the team: “When that ball snaps, it is seven seconds of everything you’ve got.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Kurtz said several tells led her to conclude that AI was likely used to alter her work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Mr. Specht tells us that “Kiliaen Van Rensselaer never visited the nearly 750,000 acres along the Hudson River that he acquired between 1629 and 1637.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
“That’s an air-raid shelter,” an officer tells her.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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