hallmark
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And it seems that these undetected flares may contribute to several of the hallmark diseases of old age.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
“Essentially the only way to really diagnose these conditions together is after an autopsy and to see the hallmark features of the diseases under the microscope,” Vossel said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Both Spiderweb and the evacuation tapped the resourcefulness that has became a Ukrainian hallmark during the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
There is also a house system - a hallmark of traditional British education.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
It is the most extreme example in his catalogue of another striking hallmark of his style.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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A student of both men, Doyle would immortalize detection as a study in “little distinctions”—a callus, a stain, a footprint or the mark of a ligature could become hallmarks of a criminal investigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Could out-of-whack cortisol levels be to blame for all the symptoms I assumed were the basic hallmarks of living as an adult in 2026?
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
In mice, researchers found that ImP reaching the brain increased the accumulation of abnormal beta amyloid and tau proteins, two major hallmarks associated with Alzheimer's disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Although it’s still one of his most produced works, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” has the hallmarks of an early piece.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The decision bore the hallmarks of his overarching ambition: a top-down approach, beginning with the most complex and variant traits conceivable—intelligence, temperament, physical prowess, height.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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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
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