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
Another telltale sign: people who suddenly become voluble online.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Later, his colleagues would suggest that the telltale signs of decline had lurked just beneath the surface, quietly ravaging the scholar’s mind like moss on a rotting tree.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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