most telling
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During a 2015 talk, Erikson called Katrina “far and away the most telling disaster of our national experience,” whose long-lasting consequences revealed all manner of societal afflictions: mismanagement of infrastructure, political corruption, inequality, racism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
But the most telling cut-aways came in the 21st and 27th minutes.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025
But the Casey Means fact that most sticks in my mind—and I think the one most telling of where I fear she wants to shepherd Americans, health-wise—was on The Liz Moody Podcast in 2022.
From Slate • May 10, 2025
The most telling statistic might be free throws.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024
The most telling proof of that attitude was the saga of Vickie Gomez.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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