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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

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

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

In other words, it has none of the telltale signs that companies have typically relied on as they have scoured the West for heat to turn into electrons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 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

Even Beatrice wasn’t sure, turning the viewfinder sideways and upside down as she tried in vain to identify a telltale part of owl anatomy.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen




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