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tell

[tel] / tɛl /






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And what does it tell us about how girls today think of themselves?

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“I can’t tell you how disappointed I am,” Eagle said before the vote.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

McLaughlin now says that the recent revelations about women tell him that “the character traits of Graham Platner are unacceptable.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“The most important message they’re gonna have to tell is, ‘We’re not behind in AI.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

I had to tell her once she started living with us.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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