Example Sentences

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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

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

From Salon • Mar. 1, 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

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