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
"We were trying to understand one we already knew existed. Then, this telltale signal appeared in the data where we didn't expect it."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 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
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
While Dad read, I monitored the telltale vein in the top left corner of his forehead.
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
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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
Of course, I vouchsafed him no answer, unless he found it in my eyes, which have ever been telltales.
From The House by the Lock by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
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