telling

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He recalled some commanders telling him: "Don't sign anything. Don't ruin your life."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

While bitcoin and ether still have much larger trading volumes on Hyperliquid than most other markets, the more telling shift is where activity is growing fastest, as shown by the chart below.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

My head is telling me the best team is France, my heart is telling me that it could be England.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Some online businesses hesitate about telling customers about low inventory, fearful they might shop elsewhere or refrain from buying anything else on their website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

As he juggled, he was telling everyone about how he had ridden Marlene all the way from Dresden.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo