telltale
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Despite the S&P 500 enjoying one of its sharpest rallies on record since the end of March, not all the telltale signs of irrational exuberance are visible at present, Goldman Sachs argues.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 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
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
Coraline raised the stone to her eye and she scanned the room through it, looking for something that glowed or glinted, a telltale sign that somewhere in this room was another hidden soul.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
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