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If the assertion was made by a non-tech person, or a tech person who wasn’t associated with a primary tech firm, the odds are that the tale would have been classified as a tall tale.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The band split with its big-name label, and Forrest and drummer Anthony Johnson approached Hazel with a tall tale about a major label that would pay big for the original lineup to get back together.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
Speaking to The Guardian, Cave responded to a reader’s question about a 2022 tall tale from Cave which recounts the pair apparently meeting based on their similar names.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 9 May 2025
Amy Schumer tells a mother of a tall tale in the trailer for the Netflix comedy feature Kinda Pregnant.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The band split with its big-name label, and Forrest and drummer Anthony Johnson approached Hazel with a tall tale about a major label that would pay big for the original lineup to get back together.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025
Speaking to The Guardian, Cave responded to a reader’s question about a 2022 tall tale from Cave which recounts the pair apparently meeting based on their similar names.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 9 May 2025
Amy Schumer tells a mother of a tall tale in the trailer for the Netflix comedy feature Kinda Pregnant.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Tall tale/story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tall%20tale%2Fstory. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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