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Hundreds of followers of the Dalai Lama have gathered in northern India for the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's 90th birthday, amid growing anticipation that he could give a clue about his eventual successor.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

The central bank's revised inflation and growth forecasts might also give a clue as to when it will tweak or abandon YCC.

From Reuters • Apr. 23, 2023

The names of these establishments give a clue to their character: There’s the Michelin-starred restaurant Contra and its adjoining wine bar, Wildair.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2022

“Our language is proving almost vital to ecological restoration efforts,” Malcolm adds, “because the names of places give a clue about what the place used to be like.”

From Scientific American • Jan. 24, 2022

He is further concerned in analysis of the various structural conditions which will give a clue to the existence of local reservoirs in which the oil or gas may have been accumulated.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)




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