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 latest data tell a different story.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The voices of youth, advocates, and mentors tell a different story.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
But the numbers tell a different story.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Prices in Chicago tell a different story.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The voices of youth, advocates, and mentors tell a different story.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
But the numbers tell a different story.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Prices in Chicago tell a different story.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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