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telltale

[tel-teyl] / ˈtɛlˌteɪl /


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On Thomas Street you can see the impact of two nights of trouble - boarded up windows and the telltale sign of melted plastic and tarmac on street corners.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

While that divergence in volatility is not a telltale sign of future market direction, it sends a clear message that a big move is building.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

It was a C Street telltale, but Lee only shared it in Spanish.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

A telltale sign, in many, was a request for money or an offer to rewrite his résumé for a fee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Our skin would look ashy from the residue, a telltale sign that we had been swimming.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana




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