telltale
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On Thomas Street you can see the impact of two nights of trouble - boarded up windows and the telltale sign of melted plastic and tarmac on street corners.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
While that divergence in volatility is not a telltale sign of future market direction, it sends a clear message that a big move is building.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
It was a C Street telltale, but Lee only shared it in Spanish.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
A telltale sign, in many, was a request for money or an offer to rewrite his résumé for a fee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The knock comes three more times, and I’m sweating before I hear the telltale creak of a board that means someone has just set foot on the second stair.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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