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
“What’s most telling is that the President considers it punishable by death for us to restate the law,” the statement reads.
From Salon • Nov. 20, 2025
The numbers that were perhaps most telling though were on the Twickenham decibel meter, showing the love for a team that has not always felt it.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
He provided his most telling hint that he’s leaning into retirement when he talked about appreciating his final tours around the league.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025
And, most telling of all: “No one who can rise before dawn three hundred sixty days a year fails to make his family rich.”
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
