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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Deep accuracy was Maye’s calling card in college, where his creativity and daring cut both ways.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Miller put up plenty of points too, but his bulldog approach — which has become his calling card in the NHL — was evident even then.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Defensively, Florida State’s calling card has been stopping the run.
—Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Weeks earlier, Smith’s big brother, Jaden Smith, was tapped as Christian Louboutin’s first men’s creative director — a reminder that footwear has become a family calling card.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Miller put up plenty of points too, but his bulldog approach — which has become his calling card in the NHL — was evident even then.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Defensively, Florida State’s calling card has been stopping the run.
—Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Weeks earlier, Smith’s big brother, Jaden Smith, was tapped as Christian Louboutin’s first men’s creative director — a reminder that footwear has become a family calling card.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Calling card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling%20card. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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