telling

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Meghan also showed her warmth, whether listening intently and compassionately to survivors of the Bondi Beach attack, or telling a young boy how much her children loved the Australian book Diary of a Wombat.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

In Mr. Meslow’s telling, almost no one involved expected the pilot to get picked up for a series.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Per the BBC, oil and gas tanker companies aren’t rushing to run through the strait, telling the broadcaster that the news “doesn’t change anything.”

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

It would simply be a copy, made to make money instead of telling a story.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Later, it became one of those family stories we all went on telling, but Karli told it best—mimicking the shock on the policeman’s face wonderfully well.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo