calling card
noun
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2
: 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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Very local coverage was the calling card of the Peninsula News.
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
His defending and mobility will always be his calling card.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
In commercial real estate, our reputation is our calling card.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
And while the Panthers are excited about his versatility, his technique and tenacity are what have been his calling cards over the past four years with the Las Vegas Raiders.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
His defending and mobility will always be his calling card.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
In commercial real estate, our reputation is our calling card.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
And while the Panthers are excited about his versatility, his technique and tenacity are what have been his calling cards over the past four years with the Las Vegas Raiders.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Calling card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling%20card. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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