telltale

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But there are some telltale signs - if you know where to look.

From BBC

“We see the telltale sign of a bubble as gear that has been ordered or shipped for which there is no operational or economic value,” wrote Truist Securities analyst William Stein in a research note.

From Barron's

Each AI image generator—and each image from any given generator—varies in how convincing it may be and in what telltale signs might give its algorithm away.

From Scientific American

Metal ring bits adopted from the Spanish caused distinctive fractures in an animal’s teeth and palate; rawhide bridles developed by Native people wore telltale grooves in the lower jaw.

From Science Magazine

Six villages on four of its islands have been relocated, as rising sea levels, a telltale sign of climate change, have turned water supplies so salty they’re undrinkable.

From New York Times