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telltale

[tel-teyl] / ˈtɛlˌteɪl /


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The telltale clues included gibberish coordinates embedded in the fake image, which spread across sites including Instagram, Threads and X.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

On social media, there was speculation that the Swedes planted a secret camera to capture the telltale angle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Big picture: If there were big trouble brewing for the economy, a telltale sign would be rising jobless claims.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

We’ve got a lot of foreign policy this week, a telltale sign that the foreign policy ain’t going great.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2026

The knock comes three more times, and I’m sweating before I hear the telltale creak of a board that means someone has just set foot on the second stair.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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