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[tel] / tɛl /






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Vickie Skorji, who manages a helpline at TELL, a non-profit counselling service in Japan, said society needed to be “more respectful and supportive” of mental health.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2021

“I don’t think it’s comedy,” says Drae Campbell, who hosts TELL, a New York–based queer storytelling show and the longest-running program at the Bureau of General Services, Queer Division, a queer bookstore and event venue.

From Slate • Jul. 20, 2018

"TELL us a story, aunty,—tell us a story," came in pleading tones from a group of children; and they watched my face with eager eyes to see if I looked willing.

From Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California by Anderson, Mary E. (Mary Evarts)

"TELL us a story, mother," said the youngest kitten but three.

From Pussy and Doggy Tales by Kemp-Welch, Lucy

Yes, I was there, And took the oath of the confederacy; TELL.

From Wilhelm Tell by Schiller, Friedrich




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