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have told
  • present perfect of tell.

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Secondary schools are reducing timetables and cutting whole subjects from the curriculum due to a lack of specialist teachers, education leaders have told BBC Scotland News.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Banks have told both Anthropic and OpenAI that whoever makes it to market first could get a disproportionate share of available capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Tracing deportees as they are shuffled across borders in secret has been a recurring issue, lawyers have told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

However, some have told the BBC they are concerned a culture of fear in maternity units and among pregnant women is driving up the number of procedures.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

‘If we had, Wolf would have told us.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver