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How to pronounce tells in American English
“tells” pronunciation by American speakers
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operate in their airspace. It tells them when, and it tells
FAA
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tells institutions to merge.
Federal Reserve
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And what Massachusetts tells us, the more direct, analogous experience tells us is that
The Obama White House
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