tell

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When that happens, rather than tell her friends how she feels, she scrabbles around for extra money.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

These humble devices, which surged into mass production in the first half of the 20th century, had two jobs: tell time and wake you up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Look, if you can’t resist soaking up at least a little of the grandiose spectacle — either despite the awfulness of the larger meta-narrative or because of it — I won’t tell.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

I guess I take it seriously that I’ve got this opportunity to try and tell stories, and I believe that they matter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

I can tell by the look on Arlo’s face that he, too, thinks it’s an odd pairing.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold