give a clue
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The names of these establishments give a clue to their character: There’s the Michelin-starred restaurant Contra and its adjoining wine bar, Wildair.
From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2022
“Our language is proving almost vital to ecological restoration efforts,” Malcolm adds, “because the names of places give a clue about what the place used to be like.”
From Scientific American • Jan. 24, 2022
It is not yet clear if Li Li is pregnant but vets say hormone fluctuations and behavioural changes may give a clue by late June.
From The Guardian • Apr. 7, 2020
The movie does give a clue as to how Ant-Man and the Wasp fit into the events of “Infinity War.”
From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2018
Moreover, the phenomena attending isomeric change give a clue to those movements which are the only indications we have of life in its lowest forms.
From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Spencer, Herbert
