hallmark

In its portrayal, strength isn’t about posturing but an individual hallmark that can be shored up and channeled.

Variety, says the historian Paul Freedman, is the hallmark of American cuisine.

It grew into a story bearing the stylistic hallmarks of the novelist’s later works.

It is a hallmark tactic of authoritarian rulers seeking to consolidate power.

"We now know that digital IDs could be used for everything from tax and benefits to banking and education -- it has all the hallmarks of a sprawling national database that Britain has long rejected."