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Like so many of the stories Americans tell about the world, it wasn’t true.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

When an ecosystem is so ingrained in your psyche, so essential to your culture and so central to the stories you tell about your reason for being, you have no choice but to safeguard it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

There were nice anecdotes to tell about Wembanyama’s eclectic offseason, how he trained with monks in China, worked on his post moves with Hakeem Olajuwon, played a lot of chess and visited NASA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

"The customers I've been able to tell about it, they have been overwhelmed to see the medal and stuff - it's really cool," she told BBC News in 2014, while fixing a toilet.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

As they went out, Francie wondered whether everyone in line would tell about his first pay.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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