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tell

[tel] / tɛl /






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Leo and Cris get all the love, but tell me someone you absolutely have to drop everything to watch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Isles Bun & Coffee — The line outside Isles Bun & Coffee should tell you everything you need to know.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

“You can tell they want to be world champions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Ten years later, seated in the Oval Office, he would tell Italy’s then prime minister that Pavarotti, who died in 2007, was a “friend of mine, great friend of mine.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

“Yeah, but he didn’t tell me he invited his boyish charm to dine with us, too!”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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