tellingly

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Even more tellingly, in nonconference play, it rated 364th—out of 365 total teams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The passion of the home support was matched by the intensity Newcastle played with and Liverpool, tellingly, conceded seven fouls in the opening 20 minutes alone as they aggressively tried to keep the hosts back.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

He was speaking to his manager, Spencer Brown, who tellingly replied: "No, you're still fighting him."

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

Charles, tellingly, doesn’t stand out in his portrait; he is receding into it.

From Salon • May 17, 2024

There’s a pool table and foosball table, as well as several couches and, tellingly, boxes of Kleenex.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway