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hallmark

[hawl-mahrk] / ˈhɔlˌmɑrk /


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“All the while, the hallmark of this case stared back at us: a flawed eyewitness identification procedure that never should have led to a conviction.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

He was a hallmark of 1980s public safety PSAs, and he left an indelible impression on America’s youth.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

In a matter of minutes, he was trying to one-up himself with the sort of fanciful forecasts that have become the hallmark of his quarterly Tesla calls.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Still, steady consumer spending has been a hallmark of the six-year-old economic expansion.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Archie’s voice was gentle with assurance, the old gentleness they all recognized as Archie’s hallmark when he was sailing high, wide and handsome.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

They damage our health, he asserts, because they have the hallmarks of an evolutionary mismatch—our bodies are not adapted to their long-term effects.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Wherever someone’s looking for training or certification, White said there are three hallmarks of a quality program.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

“It turns out, laughably, that an interest in privacy, and staying quiet about internal feelings, are hallmarks of this condition,” she writes, offering a partial explanation for her wariness of company.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Their study found that KCL-286, an experimental drug originally developed for spinal cord injury that has already passed Phase 1 safety trials, reduced multiple hallmarks of Alzheimer's in a mouse model.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

Key hallmarks of this transition included the development of agriculture, metallurgy, complex technology, centralized government, and writing.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

NSW Police said their thoughts and condolences "remain with those who were lucky enough to know, love, and be loved by Mrs Nowland during a life she led hallmarked by family, kindness and community."

From BBC May 24, 2023

Her technique stems from the art of Mexican son jarocho, a folkloric style of music native to Veracruz, hallmarked by the concurrent strumming of such string instruments as harps and guitars.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2022

Durable, warm, and waterproof, the thick woolen material became a farmer favorite, hallmarked by small, often-subtle crisscross patterns known as “shepherd’s check” or “houndstooth,” the latter named for its jagged, incisor-like appearance.

From National Geographic Jan. 14, 2021

The proceedings have offered extraordinary detail of the workings of a Mexican cartel, but have been hallmarked by what is unseen – and kept that way by Judge Brian Cogan.

From The Guardian Jan. 3, 2019

The oldest hallmarked Apostle spoon is dated 1493, while the most modern of which we have any record bears the date of 1665.

From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Mary H. Northend

Now, using a 3D-printed mould based on an AI blueprint, and streamlining the process in other ways, "I can make this piece in one week" with a few more needed for hallmarking, he said.

From Barron's Feb. 18, 2026

According to Alastair Dickenson, a British silver dealer who has appeared as an expert on the BBC program “Antiques Roadshow” for more than 30 years, English hallmarking has been around for almost 700 years.

From New York Times Mar. 2, 2023

It received a royal charter in 1327 to control the standard of silver and precious metals being sold through the hallmarking system.

From New York Times Nov. 17, 2014

Dr. Lucie has defaced Scagel’s hallmarking dies with deep scrapes, so they cannot be used to create fakes.

From New York Times Mar. 1, 2012

He used Fabergé hallmarking tools to reattribute early 1900s pieces made by other Russian goldsmiths or their French archrival Cartier.

From New York Times Jun. 30, 2011




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