clue
Example Sentences
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This virus appears more often in people with colorectal cancer, offering a new clue about how the disease may develop.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
He left with $195,000 in a bag and no clue to his identity.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Bitcoin’s relative strength on Friday may offer a bullish clue for battered software shares — that is, if a past relationship still holds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“This served as an early clue, and Tuesday night’s gap in U.S. equity futures on the two-week cease-fire agreement is thought to be particularly helpful for risk assets,” he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
“Wait—you said you left a clue for me. Was it in the book of poems? If so, I never found it.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"Mysteries of the Ancient Past"
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