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

"If I tried to sleep in the toilets, the staff would come banging on the door, telling me to get out. It was hard."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The researchers initially thought there was a possibility that telling customers an item was in low supply might actually increase demand for it by making it seem more appealing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Torak didn’t know if he felt better or worse for telling her.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver