barometer
Example Sentences
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But that still leaves Wall Street’s main equity barometer just a fraction below this month’s fresh record high.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Rothko, the Latvian immigrant who helped define abstract expressionism, has emerged as this season’s one-man barometer of the art market’s health.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The S&P 500 is trading at the highest levels relative to its 50-day moving average, a key barometer for investor sentiment, since August of 2022, according to Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist at LPL Financial.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
"This is a litmus test. A barometer of feeling nationally and locally."
From BBC • May 8, 2026
His frustration over it went up and down like a barometer, the climate being the extent to which he was able to comprehend and resolve whatever mathematical problem preoccupied him at any given moment.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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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