bellwether

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Microsoft, with almost 8% weighting in tech ETFs and as a top Dow stock, acts as a key bellwether for the software sector.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Swindon, for so long a political bellwether, is perhaps providing a parable of Englishness.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 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

ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, England—This redbrick northern market town isn’t exactly famed as a British political bellwether.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

"Come, then," cried Kretschmer pathetically; "come and be their bellwether, and lead the people into the church."

From The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)