barometer

For Celtic, with all the advantages they hold over most others in Scotland, the true barometer is Europe.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Strength itself is also a remarkably good barometer of health.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

And it’s an interesting barometer of where we are as a country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The Fed views the PCE index — the core rate in particular — as the most accurate barometer of U.S. inflation trends.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 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

Both are considered barometers for the economy’s health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

A pair of major price barometers this week are expected to confirm what’s obvious to Americans every time they fill up their cars.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026

Breach described High Streets as one of the most "visible barometers" of how a local economy is faring, saying where High Streets are performing badly voters expect intervention which requires more than cosmetic change.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

And special elections, while useful metrics, are far from perfect barometers of public opinion.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026

Extra clothes, books, scientific instruments and specimens, chess sets, flags, lanterns, tools, sewing kits, lucky talismans, razors, barometers, combs, scissors, playing cards, dishes, silverware, photographs—each man added to the heap.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong