calling card
noun
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: a sign or evidence that someone or something is or has been present
broadly
: an identifying mark
3
: a card displaying a number that can be used to charge telephone calls to a single account regardless of where the calls are placed
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That has become the calling card for the OBC.
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Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Fland’s defense — his calling card — faltered on the decisive play.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
But the United States has historically distinguished itself by making freedom its calling card, even – or perhaps especially – in wartime.
—Kathy Kiely, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
From the feathery, full brows to lips that look a little lived in, with smudgy, undefined edges, Park’s calling card has become her face card.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
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Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Fland’s defense — his calling card — faltered on the decisive play.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
But the United States has historically distinguished itself by making freedom its calling card, even – or perhaps especially – in wartime.
—Kathy Kiely, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
From the feathery, full brows to lips that look a little lived in, with smudgy, undefined edges, Park’s calling card has become her face card.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for calling card
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“Calling card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling%20card. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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