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as in story
a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature
don't believe the tales you hear about our neighbor's kid
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as in anecdote
a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally
asked Dad to tell once again the tale of how, as a kid, he broke his arm jumping out of a tree
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as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
told tall tales in an attempt to impress me with her supposedly upper-crust background
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as in novella
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
the oft-told tale of Sleeping Beauty
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Recent Examples of tale
The tale of the finding of the Gloucester was picturesque, too.
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
In what is an all-too-familiar tale for McLellan, Winky was picked up as a stray.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
For those who want to do it, going down the rabbit hole of polls can be a choose-your-own-adventure tale of self-assurance, self-torture, and deep confusion.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
One ancient tale is just a myth, and another is a text studied by believers for centuries.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
In what is an all-too-familiar tale for McLellan, Winky was picked up as a stray.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
For those who want to do it, going down the rabbit hole of polls can be a choose-your-own-adventure tale of self-assurance, self-torture, and deep confusion.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
One ancient tale is just a myth, and another is a text studied by believers for centuries.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
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This story originally published on businessden.com.Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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And while their relationship is a little cozier these days, the former president had threatened to throw Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg in jail as part of Trump’s lies about election fraud.William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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So for the last few years, the vote-fraud hucksters have focused on a different lie: That undocumented immigrants (brought into the country by Democrats) are voting illegally.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Watch on Deadline Along with two Art of Emily the Strange volumes, there are four novels published by HarperCollins, four graphic novellas published by Chronicle Books, and a 27-issue Emily the Strange comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics, which was a New York Times Bestseller.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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Adapted from Barker's novella The Hellbound Heart, Hellraiser revolves around a mysterious puzzle box known as the Lament Configuration.Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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With the 49th staying in the Democrats’ hands, Republicans need just two more seats to keep control of the House, and 12 races remain too close to call, according to the Associated Press’ count.Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Ada’s superior core count and 12GB of dedicated video memory.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Wednesday’s report comes after earlier data showed the economy added a whopping 254,000 jobs in September, inflation is a whisper away from the Federal Reserve’s 2% target and consumer confidence jumped this month by the fastest clip since March of 2021 — all signs of a robust economy.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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There was also a missed opportunity during the Tribal whispers portion of the evening.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
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In addition to Catherine Avery’s cancer and Jo Wilson’s PTSD, the series also makes the case that the messy exit of original cast member Justin Chambers got a dose of Finch’s fables as well.Hunter Ingram, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
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Investigating these unverifiable fables about aliens should be scrapped as a fool’s errand for AARO, which earlier this year released a historical review demolishing this long-running conspiracy theory.Luis Cayetano Simmari, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
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Clairo capped off a breakthrough year with a nod for Best Alternative Music Album, while Waxahatchee earned her first career nod in Best Americana Album, and Adrianne Lenker added to her tally (solo and with Big Thief) with Best Folk Album.Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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With the latest vote tallies Thursday evening, incumbent Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco kept her lead over challenger Raul Ortiz Jr. in the 64th Assembly district race.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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Daniels couldn’t lead the team to scores after the interception or after a fumble on Pittsburgh’s next drive.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Tiffany Chang, Valley Christian golf: Finished third in the individual CCS championships and helped the Warriors capture a fourth consecutive team section title with a record score of 336.Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tale. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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