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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Alzir, who is part of a special tutoring program at Andrew that works with special-needs kids, counts communication as his calling card.
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The Canucks’ defensive solidity has cratered, and the club has objectively gotten away from the structural game that had become its calling card during Tocchet’s Vancouver tenure.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Every candidate enters a contest with a backstory and a record, which is condensed to a summary that serves as calling card, strategic foundation and a rationale for their run.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
McCarthy, who was officially named as Tomlin's replacement on Tuesday, pledged to keep the 3-4 defensive alignment that has been the team's calling card for over 30 years.
—CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The Canucks’ defensive solidity has cratered, and the club has objectively gotten away from the structural game that had become its calling card during Tocchet’s Vancouver tenure.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Every candidate enters a contest with a backstory and a record, which is condensed to a summary that serves as calling card, strategic foundation and a rationale for their run.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
McCarthy, who was officially named as Tomlin's replacement on Tuesday, pledged to keep the 3-4 defensive alignment that has been the team's calling card for over 30 years.
—CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Calling card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling%20card. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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