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These quick editing methods create an eerie atmosphere and paint this story as more of a believable rogue foreign policy operation than a farfetched tall tale.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
In other news: Opinion: The passing of Johnny Boone marked the end of a a Kentucky tall tale, columnist Joe Gerth writes.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 25 June 2024
Though Pichai said Google at one point had considered hiring Watson and investing $25 million in Ozy, Pichai’s testimony made clear that any talk of a big-deal-buyout was just a tall tale.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 18 June 2024
For most people, though, finding a 2-foot-long amphibian in the eastern United States might sound like a tall tale.
—Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
In other news: Opinion: The passing of Johnny Boone marked the end of a a Kentucky tall tale, columnist Joe Gerth writes.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 25 June 2024
Though Pichai said Google at one point had considered hiring Watson and investing $25 million in Ozy, Pichai’s testimony made clear that any talk of a big-deal-buyout was just a tall tale.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 18 June 2024
For most people, though, finding a 2-foot-long amphibian in the eastern United States might sound like a tall tale.
—Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
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“Tall tale/story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tall%20tale%2Fstory. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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