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tell

Definition for tell

verb as in narrate, describe

verb as in understand, discern

verb as in carry weight

verb as in calculate

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In a video Diaz recorded of the incident, she asks Bietz what he needs a dead seal for, to which he responds, “I told you we’re just taking the head.”

“We need to look at it from a factual standpoint,” Loudermilk told POLITICO.

From Salon

He told the court he went into Glenfada Park to seek cover between the courtyard's maisonettes and remembered someone telling a youth to "put away" a nail bomb as "you'll only get people killed".

From BBC

One protester told BBC Newsday that going to the hospital in his city, Oujda, on the border with Algeria, was like "entering a jail".

From BBC

When asked their views, multiple fans told BBC Sport that high prices, limited ticket access and touting continue to undermine the matchday experience.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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