- present tense form of tell (3rd person singular).
tells
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“You gotta go in person,” Bananas outfielder Ty Jackson tells me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Everyone knows more or less what the company does: Issue a score that tells lenders how good it thinks you are with money.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
I meet a superfan from Alabama named Erin Seitzinger, who tells me she’s traveled to see games in Tallahassee, New Orleans, Montgomery, Atlanta, Nashville, St. Louis, Chicago and now Savannah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
"Doesn't matter where you come from. Don't listen if someone tells you, you can't do it. Believe in yourself."
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
But something tells me that all three would rather be spending their last moments with family.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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