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calling card

[kaw-ling kahrd] / ˈkɔ lɪŋ ˌkɑrd /
NOUN
name card for visitor
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Volatility has been silver’s calling card in recent months but even by recent standards the last week has been a roller-coaster ride.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

The forester examined the tree and found D-shaped holes — the calling card of the goldspotted oak borer — where the beetles had chewed through the tree to emerge from the bark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

With 2.5 million views on YouTube, the scene became a calling card for the show—and Sheridan’s point of view.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

This is in keeping with the show’s calling card of marrying high and low culinary traditions, transforming the concept of upscale into a state of mind.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2025

She hastily slid her calling card behind the trash can, adjusting it so it could be seen by someone looking for it but not spotted as trash.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman