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Though I did hear tell of someone baking them into a loquat chess pie and a local brewery adding them into their beer .

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2021

To hear tell of the gardening craze that has spread across the U.S. in recent weeks, it would seem we’re in the middle of a victory garden resurgence.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2020

It’s not just that there’s nobody you’d rather hear tell how Burrow’s leadership sprouted in part because he “kept his mouth shut” early on.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2020

The Sheriff yelled, “I hear tell he stole someone’s ring!”

From The Verge • Mar. 26, 2018

“I hear tell that lots of black folk are free up there.”

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper




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