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telltale

[tel-teyl] / ˈtɛlˌteɪl /


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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

It looked at recent drugs which try to fight Alzheimer’s by removing the telltale protein clusters in the brain known as “amyloid plaques.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

In the emergency room, doctors can use a test called the Dix-Hallpike maneuver to diagnose BPPV, by putting the patient into positions that provoke the telltale spinning sensation and eye movements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The model scans 10-by-10-meter squares of land to determine whether poppies are present by their telltale orange color.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Although after an entire year all his promises are starting to show the telltale signs of age.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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