tell a different story
idiom
: 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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Plastics industry officials tell a different story.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
But scenes from inside UCLA camp, protesters tell a different story
May 3, 2024
Public universities in California have paid millions to CSC in recent years.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
People with sickle cell disease tell a different story.
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 May 2024
The records unsealed this week tell a different story.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
But scenes from inside UCLA camp, protesters tell a different story
May 3, 2024
Public universities in California have paid millions to CSC in recent years.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
People with sickle cell disease tell a different story.
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 May 2024
The records unsealed this week tell a different story.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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