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barometer

[buh-rom-i-ter] / bəˈrɒm ɪ tər /
NOUN
instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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For Celtic, with all the advantages they hold over most others in Scotland, the true barometer is Europe.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Industrial production, a barometer for the strength of the eurozone’s exporters, was flat in June, but had increased every prior month since February, separate Eurostat data published Thursday showed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 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 barometer displayed the pressure of the air on the skin.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Taken together, the two price barometers should give a clearer idea of whether inflation is speeding up again — or stalling out.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

Both are considered barometers for the economy’s health.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 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

If the Dodgers choose not to mess with team success, they would not afford Yamamoto the chance to hit either of those traditional barometers of excellence.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 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




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