barometer
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Samsung’s results are the next big barometer for a memory-chip trade that’s springing back from recent lows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Seoul, seen by many as a barometer of the AI trade, sank more than one percent, while there were also losses in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore and Manila.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Thursday was yet another example of domestic football being a lousy barometer of Celtic's capacity to win - or even draw - games in Europe.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Which of those three possibilities—the story flopping, working, or backfiring—emerges is an important barometer of where we stand in 2026, and whether the truth still has any purchase in our modern era.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
She has no way to be sure, no barometer on which to measure such insubstantial things.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
The DGA Award for feature film has been one of the most reliable barometers for who will win the directing Oscar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Both are considered barometers for the economy’s health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
And special elections, while useful metrics, are far from perfect barometers of public opinion.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026
More recent employment barometers, meanwhile, suggest companies are not hiring many people.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 18, 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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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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