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 underlying numbers — and quotes from the team, for that matter — tell a different story.
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Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
Cease's advanced metrics tell a different story than his ERA a well.
—Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
However, the ones on Ant’s feet might tell a different story.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Teeth tell a different story For years, experts largely agreed that lead exposure is a modern crisis almost entirely tied to industrial projects including smelting, mining, and the longtime use of leaded gasoline.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
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Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
Cease's advanced metrics tell a different story than his ERA a well.
—Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
However, the ones on Ant’s feet might tell a different story.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Teeth tell a different story For years, experts largely agreed that lead exposure is a modern crisis almost entirely tied to industrial projects including smelting, mining, and the longtime use of leaded gasoline.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 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 28 Nov. 2025.
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