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  • noun Plural form of hallmark.

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Examples

  • London police commissioner Ian Blair says the explosions bear what he calls the hallmarks of Al Qaeda.

    CNN Transcript Jul 15, 2005 2005

  • One of the novel's other hallmarks is without a doubt it's relentless pace.

    Archive 2010-07-01 2010

  • Its main hallmarks included ‘an unyielding hostility to Zionism’ and to the Zionist enterprise of Jewish emigration from Poland to Palestine.

    Wonk Room » Dershowitz: Palestinians ‘Played A Significant Role In The Holocaust’ 2009

  • One of the novel's other hallmarks is without a doubt it's relentless pace.

    Genre Classics: Consider Phlebas - Iain M. Banks (Book Review) 2010

  • Brilliant prose, historically insightful, and sincere passion remain hallmarks of the author's work.

    Practicing Catholic by James Carroll: Book summary 2010

  • Another of Mr. Russo's hallmarks is that wonderfully unfashionable gift for effortless storytelling on a sweeping, multigenerational scale.

    Bridge of Sighs: Summary and book reviews of Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo. 2007

  • The prototype model's heavy disguise and body cladding makes it difficult to distinguish any details, but it's safe to assume that the new SL will carry styling hallmarks from the German firm's "artsy" design language previewed in its most recent concept models such as the CLS Shooting Break and the F800

    Carscoop John @ Carscoop 2010

  • The prototype model's heavy disguise and body cladding makes it difficult to distinguish any details, but it's safe to assume that the new SL will carry styling hallmarks from the German firm's "artsy" design language previewed in its most recent concept models such as the CLS Shooting Break and the F800

    Carscoop John @ Carscoop 2010

  • The prototype model's heavy disguise and body cladding makes it difficult to distinguish any details, but it's safe to assume that the new SL will carry styling hallmarks from the German firm's "artsy" design language previewed in its most recent concept models such as the CLS Shooting Break and the F800

    Carscoop John @ Carscoop 2010

  • One of Matthew Reilly’s hallmarks is to include drawings of the physical locations, often underground caverns with complicated routes, mazes and traps.

    Thriller Novels: 7 Lessons Learned From Thriller Writer Matthew Reilly | The Creative Penn 2009

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