bellwether

Example Sentences

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They believe the outcome bodes well for the eight bellwether trials set to follow in the months ahead.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

It is a bellwether case for thousands of similar lawsuits in California, which serves as a test of evidence to see how juries reacted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Its performance is considered a bellwether for consumer sentiment in China, where authorities are seeking to make domestic spending the main driver of economic growth.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

That case is considered a bellwether that could influence the outcome of thousands of similar lawsuits against social media companies across the United States.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Finding that there was no stopping him, I followed, in obedience, perhaps, to that great and no doubt beneficent, but as yet unexplained, instinct which causes sheep to leap after their bellwether.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 by Various