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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Their calling card is their depth — three first lines, as Matt Duchene frequently puts it, with a fourth line that’s really a third line.
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The offense has been the Miami Dolphins’ calling card since the arrival of coach Mike McDaniel.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
It’s been the brand’s calling card and its biggest weapon.
—Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Perseverance is her calling card — in every situation.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The offense has been the Miami Dolphins’ calling card since the arrival of coach Mike McDaniel.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
It’s been the brand’s calling card and its biggest weapon.
—Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Perseverance is her calling card — in every situation.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Calling card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling%20card. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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