telling

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The jeers were loud, sustained and unambiguous — the sound of a city that overwhelmingly voted against this man, telling him exactly what it thought of him.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

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

In his telling, two distinct social archetypes rooted in the era of England’s 17th-century civil war—the Cavalier and the Puritan—were symbolized by the ships of his title, the White Lion and the Mayflower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Brie opens the door when she sees us coming, and Teddy runs over, telling her all about the playground and the trains at the library and the book he chose.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison