telltale
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By monitoring how the defect's magnetic signal relaxes over time, researchers may be able to identify telltale signs of altermagnetism.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Tom and Evan greet a new day by looking out at the bay, and the mayor tosses that telltale brooch into the water.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
Another telltale sign: people who suddenly become voluble online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Nevertheless, there was that telltale pricking at the eyes when your mind begins to think about what might have been.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
Lucky for me, the silence is broken by three telltale honks from the driveway: Violet.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
They found that when a phishing pop-up had clear malevolent telltales, like misspellings, the phone and PC users tended to avoid it at similar rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
“Loss of communication at these screens could interrupt updating of the speedometer, gear selection indicators, telltales and other in-vehicle notifications.”
From The Verge ● May 25, 2022
And because this particular case had so many of those telltales, we went ahead and filed this brief.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2019
Such telltales of a feminist reading are not merely opportune; they are accurate to Shaw’s intent.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2018
It is capable of being used for domestic purposes in place of any other clock, and of becoming a seismoscopic clock as soon as it is put in electric communication with the seismic telltales.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 by Various
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