tale
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By contrast, John M. Stahl’s stupendous 1939 melodrama “When Tomorrow Comes”—with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in a labor-relations tale turned hurricane-beset, star-crossed love story—was in sparkling black and white.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
But by steering the live-action Prime Video adaptation directly into the anxieties of the zeitgeist, showrunner Eric Kripke has transformed the superhero satire into a terrifying tale about the perils of authoritarianism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Yet he continues to portray his life as a tale of growth and redemption.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Satrapi, saying she was "a great artist who turned her Iranian childhood into a universal tale".
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Yet a story was needed, so Penelope made up a tale on the spot.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing tale
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Justice, Part 1
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