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tell

[tel] / tɛl /






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"There wasn't promotion at the beginning. The show came out, and then very slowly it became this phenomenon, and it was down to the fans," he told BBC One's Breakfast.

From BBC

She claimed staff told her Smith, who was known to her, had passed their security checks by providing her name.

From BBC

"For the first time since the peace agreements, after the war, we can state that there are political prisoners in El Salvador," Rene Valliente, head of research at Cristosal, told a news conference.

From Barron's

He told reporters his meetings were "fantastically positive," and predicted Venezuela would surpass its oil and gas production targets in 2026.

From Barron's

He told Bloomberg that "everything is being considered", with options including tapping the country's reserves, possibly in tandem with other nations.

From Barron's