telltale sign

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Big picture: If there were big trouble brewing for the economy, a telltale sign would be rising jobless claims.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

“The increase for transportation stocks is sending a telltale sign that the economy is rebounding,” observes Brian Henderson, chief investment officer for BOK Financial.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

We’ve got a lot of foreign policy this week, a telltale sign that the foreign policy ain’t going great.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2026

In March of that year, volume nearly tripled for both stocks—a telltale sign of institutional activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

Mr. Pape’s knuckles on the desk are white, the only telltale sign he’s getting stressed.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali