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tell

[tel] / tɛl /






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Ms King was told by parole officers that Butcher had a "human right" to return home, but she felt the needs of her sister's killer were being prioritised over hers.

From BBC

On the other side, Xi's eagerness to meet Lee signals the pressure he faces in finding a regional ally, Park Seung-chan, professor of China studies at Yongin University told the BBC.

From BBC

He tells me in very precise, clipped English that he is investment banker.

From BBC

"It hasn't really sunk in yet," indie filmmaker Ms Yoon told BBC Korean at a studio in Seoul in late November.

From BBC

"These were three very special goals, my first hat-trick here at the Bernabeu, my first goals this season as well," he told reporters, before admitting he still faces a fight for minutes.

From Barron's