bellwether

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But lofty corporate earnings and AI-driven tech enthusiasm have encouraged investors to look past the inflation risks, with bellwether US indexes trading at record highs.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

As an export-oriented economy with a small domestic market, Singapore is usually seen as a bellwether for international trade.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Snap and TikTok settled that case just prior to that trial, which was a bellwether case for similar lawsuits brought in state court.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The company, regarded as a bellwether for the British retail sector logged a 6.2% increase in full-price sales for the first quarter ended May 2, better than the 4% rise it had anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

They moaned and reverberated and mingled with the distant music of the bellwether, but his mind was made up irrevocably now; he had determined to do the thing he had come to do.

From Children of the Mist by Phillpotts, Eden