bellwether

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Oscar Selby, who researches troubled High Streets at the Centre for Cities think tank, sees them as a "bellwether" for the wider economy.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

If healthcare utilization trends continue to moderate, UnitedHealth—which serves as a bellwether for the industry—should lead a broader rally in shares of managed-care organizations, BofA contended.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The stock’s first days of trading will serve as a bellwether for the rest of the quantum space, Wedbush analyst Antoine Legault told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The bellwether trials, playing out separately in state and federal courts, are designed to serve as tests of evidence and how juries react, but don’t bind other pending cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But take a sheep flock now—the bellwether is jest a nice gentle old castrate thet'll do jest whut the sheepherder wants.

From Assassin by Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin)