tellingly

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Even more tellingly, in nonconference play, it rated 364th—out of 365 total teams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

But the Newcastle head coach tellingly rued the absence of another midfielder post-match.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

More tellingly: If your existence is wedded to bureaucracy, it’s easy to be dispensed with and disappeared.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

And, tellingly, the deal has still not yet been signed and there was little detail included in the announcement.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

The next day, as we prepared to head to second mess, which was what they tellingly called lunch, I noticed the black man from the night before standing next to Colonel Batt.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore