barometer
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Zwick: Another version of that: The Forbes 400, the popular barometer of wealth in America, adds up to maybe 3% of total household wealth in the United States.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Nvidia results after market close Wednesday will be closely watched, with the artificial-intelligence chip company’s earnings and guidance seen as a key barometer of the AI trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
As Disney obsessives, my friends and I know theme parks, but had no barometer for what to expect from … a celebrity-themed one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
For Celtic, with all the advantages they hold over most others in Scotland, the true barometer is Europe.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Most of the list came from the state eighth grade curriculum: barometer, decagon, perpendicular .
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
Both are considered barometers for the economy’s health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
And besides that, with their hard-fought Final Four victories Friday over Texas and Connecticut, respectively, barometers for other programs that dream of ascending to such elite heights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
Privately produced reports suggest little change in prices during the shutdown, but they are not as comprehensive as the government’s inflation barometers — chiefly, the consumer-price index and personal-consumption expenditures index.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2025
Copper and oil prices are considered barometers of global economic health.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
Boyle was right, however, to claim that his results were very similar to those previously obtained in experiments with barometers.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing barometer
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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