tell between
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“Banyas are the great equalizers. You can’t tell between upper class, middle class or lower class. Everyone’s naked or wearing togas,” she explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
But how can you tell between a temporary nostalgia for long lie-ins and genuine unhappiness with your job?
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Spring pollen will soon muddle the picture even more by adding to congestion and sneezes that are difficult to tell between allergies and respiratory contagion.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
“There was something more going on, I could tell, between his ears,” he told me.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2019
I lo not always know the order of events;—or can I tell, between some events, whether one, two, or four or five years have elapsed.
From Before Adam by Jack London
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