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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Grapes and baby bottles are the calling cards for codeine-containing cough syrup, or lean.
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Mattha Busby, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
Opinion The selection committee’s skewed approach could lead to its extinction
The committee's weekly rankings and comments suggest a devaluing of schedule strength, which is the SEC's calling card.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
After rocking a mustache in Manhunt, Boyle wonders whether his calling card lies above his upper lip.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Whittingham knew that his defense could eventually become the calling card of a program, too.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
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Mattha Busby, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
Opinion The selection committee’s skewed approach could lead to its extinction
The committee's weekly rankings and comments suggest a devaluing of schedule strength, which is the SEC's calling card.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
After rocking a mustache in Manhunt, Boyle wonders whether his calling card lies above his upper lip.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Whittingham knew that his defense could eventually become the calling card of a program, too.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
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“Calling card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling%20card. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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