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Guimaraes tellingly emerged with credit following Newcastle's bruising domestic campaign.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

She had been accompanied in Rome by Jane O'Donoghue, a friend and former LTA national coach, and physio Emma Stewart, who perhaps tellingly was with Raducanu during her interviews.

From BBC May 5, 2026

Most tellingly, Justice Clarence Thomas has already adopted a broad interpretation of the citizenship clause, albeit in a different context.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 2, 2026

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




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