telltale
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Because while these boots may not have a telltale fin, people will still see you coming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The closing spread between realized and implied volatility is one telltale sign that investors might be too complacent, Kramer said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
In an eight-hour shift, the ER doctor at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital might treat five or six patients with telltale signs of cyclospora.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The nebula's brilliant crimson glow comes from hydrogen alpha emissions, a telltale sign that new stars are actively forming.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
I am fond of Mr. Poe and his telltale Raven: Erom Reven!
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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They found that when a phishing pop-up had clear malevolent telltales, like misspellings, the phone and PC users tended to avoid it at similar rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
“Loss of communication at these screens could interrupt updating of the speedometer, gear selection indicators, telltales and other in-vehicle notifications.”
From The Verge ● May 25, 2022
And because this particular case had so many of those telltales, we went ahead and filed this brief.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2019
Such telltales of a feminist reading are not merely opportune; they are accurate to Shaw’s intent.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2018
“Oh! partly for the sport and partly because these ‘Greater Yellow-legs’ are such telltales that they warn every duck and other bird within hearing by their noisy whistle.”
From A Scout of To-day by Isabel Hornibrook
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