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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

Photos of the food on the menu are a telltale sign that it is geared toward tourists.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Aside from the telltale rash, measles symptoms can include high fever, cough and red, watery eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

During the next boom period in the seventies and eighties, Odessa made a telltale leap into the twentieth century.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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