hallmark

The “Grand Theft Auto” franchise remains its hallmark title and continues to grow a loyal fan base.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 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

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

The family-friendly hallmark of the women's game has been critical to its growth in England, whose back-to-back victories at the European Championships in 2022 and 2025 ignited an explosion of interest.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Its hallmark was the “Clovis point,” a four-inch spearhead with a slightly cut-in, concave tail; in silhouette, the points somewhat resemble those goldfish-shaped cocktail crackers.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Dull subject matter, symbolism either opaque or eye-rollingly overt, and an indefatigable self-seriousness are all hallmarks of the caricature, and Mr. Aitken checks many of these boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

"Scepticism and rigour are hallmarks of the scientific process, which we appreciate and have supported from various academics. We have participated in dialogue and our thorough rebuttal was accepted and published by Nature."

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease is the buildup of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

It featured the hallmarks of most pre-school literature: repetition, some kind of annoying rhyming, and bold-faced scientific lies.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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

Opening on Wednesday and set to continue until next May is a trial hallmarked to go down in history.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2021

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 case is engraved with a verse from John Donne’s poem “The Canonization” and signed "Bosie," hallmarked Birmingham 1897.

From Fox News ● Nov. 9, 2018

Silver masque butt-cap, hallmarked for 1723. 4-1/2" barrel; 9-1/4" O.A.; cal. abt .44.

From Murder in the Gunroom by H. Beam Piper

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