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But in his first interview since, Earl Spencer said: "I can tell you here and now, those are exactly the words he said."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Even in that condition, however, Main managed to grab the man by his white coat and tell him: “You get this straight. I am walking out of here.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Sign up, and an email will tell you that it will “change your life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Everyone does it,” they tell themselves in the hopes of being supplied some measure of cover upon being singled out.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
I tell her what I saw: A Black boy, about our age, knocking on a white door.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
In the reaction video that has already clocked up more than 4.2 million views on TikTok, she tells her followers the White House video is "so dehumanising".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Having some clients like that myself,” he tells me, “I’ve seen how quickly successful people can get approached with ‘exclusive’ investment opportunities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The act of forgiveness, Neiden tells me, was on his mind when crafting the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I want to improve myself, but not at the detriment of others,” Cruise tells GQ.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
When I ask him about why he joined Black Alliance, he tells me it’s because he comes from a long history of activists.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The wreckage is settled in an area about 130 feet deep, just past the limit to which humans can safely dive, police told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The applicant had told the hearing that it would ensure there was no adverse impact for neighbours.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
While many autocallable ETFs have coupon barriers, funds launched by ProShares in August do not, Simeon Hyman, global investment strategist at ProShares, told MarketWatch in an interview.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
“The first time Jerry played that melody for me, I went out and started to cry,” Fields told writer Max Wilk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Was he hurt that I hadn’t told him?
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
When asked which Charles the public was meant to believe, he said: "I'm telling the truth."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Jelly Roll tried to strike a conciliatory tone, telling viewers that no political party has a monopoly on “human dignity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Cells can enter apoptosis when they become old, damaged, or receive molecular signals telling them that their time is up.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Education, Chatfield recalled telling Chávez, was the answer to improving the lives of farmworkers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Buddy Stein: I pictured him telling scandalous jokes, cracking his knuckles when he got to the punch line.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
