told of

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She spent the hours after she was told of her friend's diagnosis grieving, then plotting.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

She was alive to folklore that told of fairies and elves and the lingering dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But the land was fertile, and the Native Americans told of even richer soil to the east, ideal for encomiendas, as large Spanish-ruled plantations exploiting indigenous labor were called.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Emma Parry Clements, his great niece, said stories would be told of her great uncle at family tea times.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

But if Lopsang’s assertion is correct, neither Beidleman, Groom, nor Boukreev—the three surviving guides—were ever told of the altered scheme.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer