tells
Example Sentences
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"Nobody expected something of this gravity to take place," she tells the BBC.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
He tells Newsbeat he finds creating and attending dance events "just changes something in your brain because you're just there grooving non-stop".
From BBC • May 22, 2026
“It would be really nice to have more investors have access to these great companies by bringing them public,” Adena Friedman, CEO of Nasdaq, tells me.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Autos were no longer a “devilish plaything of the gilded class,” Mr. Moskowitz tells us.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Cassie’s house is on the other side of town, and the GPS tells us to take the highway, which Celia hates.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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