tell

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Iman Atta, director of Tell Mama, a national project which records anti-Muslim incidents in the UK, welcomed the updated targets, saying they signalled "a more accountable approach".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Another set of tablets comes from excavations at Tell Shemshara in 1957, located in what is now northern Iraq.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Tell him what he wants to hear, give him gifts and name things after him, and you will be much more likely to get what you want.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Tell that to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ranking Democrat on the committee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Tell you on the way to school tomorrow.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler