tall

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Martin writes in “The Hedge Knight” that Aerion “could vanquish Ser Duncan the Tall, but not Dunk of Flea Bottom.”

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

Like Aminata, 60-year-old farmer Hassane Tall fled northern Burkina Faso in 2023 with his three wives and 19 children after enduring multiple attacks.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

"I had never surfed before this program," Seynabou Tall told AFP, seated beside her mother.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Ser Duncan the Tall, is a strapping but awkward young man with little confidence and few skills.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Tall she stood there, her eyes bright in her white face, her hand clenched as she turned and gazed out of his window that opened to the East.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien