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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Instead, Karp says Tyson should be the point man for the human race and the book is his calling card.
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ABC News, 12 May 2026
Its calling card is Arthur Grigoryan’s basturma brisket sandwich, a brute, big enough for two, that gained a following in previous years when Yerord Mas (then spelled III Mas) was in pop-up phase.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
That defense in center remains Overholt’s calling card, however, would have surprised his younger self.
—Noah Poser, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Each sticks their face in the fan at an admirable level, but separation ability will always be their calling card.
—Jimmy Durkin, New York Times, 8 May 2026
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ABC News, 12 May 2026
Its calling card is Arthur Grigoryan’s basturma brisket sandwich, a brute, big enough for two, that gained a following in previous years when Yerord Mas (then spelled III Mas) was in pop-up phase.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
That defense in center remains Overholt’s calling card, however, would have surprised his younger self.
—Noah Poser, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Each sticks their face in the fan at an admirable level, but separation ability will always be their calling card.
—Jimmy Durkin, New York Times, 8 May 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 14 May. 2026.
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