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barometer

[buh-rom-i-ter] / bəˈrɒm ɪ tər /
NOUN
instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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The Ifo institute confidence barometer rose to 84.9 points from 84.5 in April, the first time it has gone up since the start of the conflict.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

But that still leaves Wall Street’s main equity barometer just a fraction below this month’s fresh record high.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Rothko, the Latvian immigrant who helped define abstract expressionism, has emerged as this season’s one-man barometer of the art market’s health.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"This is a litmus test. A barometer of feeling nationally and locally."

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Kabuo, his radio on, checked his barometer; it still held steady despite talk of rough weather, cold squalls of sleet reported to the north, out of the Strait of Georgia.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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