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telltale

[tel-teyl] / ˈtɛlˌteɪl /


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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

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

Minutes later, she spotted the telltale puff of water ahead, not far from Alcatraz.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

We knocked on the walls, listening for a telltale hollow sound; we felt for hidden seams.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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