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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Isaiah Stewart’s rim protection Stewart is best known for his no-nonsense approach to the game, but as of late, his defense has been his calling card.
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Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Those types of the passes became Young’s calling card down the stretch.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
Surprisingly, Johnson doesn’t see these achievements as a calling card for the mass market or global spirit conglomerates, either.
—Lela London, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
That’s been a calling card for Darnold throughout this season.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025
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Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Those types of the passes became Young’s calling card down the stretch.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
Surprisingly, Johnson doesn’t see these achievements as a calling card for the mass market or global spirit conglomerates, either.
—Lela London, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
That’s been a calling card for Darnold throughout this season.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Calling card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling%20card. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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