bellwether
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“The precipitous decline of X is the bellwether for a new era of the Internet that simply feels less fun than it used to be. Remember having fun online?” he wrote.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
The bellwether cases could now open the floodgates for a deluge of similar lawsuits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
In the bellwether trial that starts this week in Oakland, Calif., the four states are seeking $1.4 trillion—yes, trillion—in damages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
That case was considered a bellwether that could have set the tone for resolving thousands of similar lawsuits across the country.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
No one was louder in his denunciation of the treacherous course of the Rev. Ebenezer Clay than the Republican bellwether, Deacon Swift.
From The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Real-estate leaders are watching a few key projects as bellwethers for whether the odd couple of Khan and Shorris will work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
However, the wins may not be true bellwethers.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
Magnificent Seven members Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Tesla are due this week, with other bellwethers including Texas Instruments, Boeing and Mastercard providing an idea about the state of the economy.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
We’ll concern ourselves now with the nominations on the film side, as the guild’s awards are usually one of the most accurate bellwethers for the Oscars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
Themselves the victims of conditions, they were the bellwethers to millions of victims compelled to follow their leadership.
From The Grain of Dust by David Graham Phillips