tell a different story
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: to show that something different is true from what someone says is true
He said he wasn't at the scene of the crime, but the fingerprints tell a different story.
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But the patterns tell a different story: the institutionalisation of tech, the geopolitical hardening of wealth jurisdictions, and a generational shift in control philosophy.
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Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Obviously, Mila would tell a different story about this period in time than her father does.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
But avocado remains from around 7,500 years ago tell a different story.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
However, its currency markets tell a different story.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Obviously, Mila would tell a different story about this period in time than her father does.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
But avocado remains from around 7,500 years ago tell a different story.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
However, its currency markets tell a different story.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Tell a different story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tell%20a%20different%20story. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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