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telltale

[tel-teyl] / ˈtɛlˌteɪl /


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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

The telltale clues included gibberish coordinates embedded in the fake image, which spread across sites including Instagram, Threads and X.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

In other words, it has none of the telltale signs that companies have typically relied on as they have scoured the West for heat to turn into electrons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

They inspected underneath stunted bushes, turned over chunks of rock, crawled beneath huge slabs, always watching keenly for the telltale single winding track of the adder.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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