barometer
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A closely watched barometer of financial-market stress on Thursday climbed to its highest level since the eurozone debt crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Zwick: Another version of that: The Forbes 400, the popular barometer of wealth in America, adds up to maybe 3% of total household wealth in the United States.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Chairman of the Isle of Man Foodbank David Gawne said the third sector was also seeing the impact, and said the charity had become "something of a barometer" for the island's economic pressures.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
As Disney obsessives, my friends and I know theme parks, but had no barometer for what to expect from … a celebrity-themed one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
She has no way to be sure, no barometer on which to measure such insubstantial things.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Both are considered barometers for the economy’s health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Corporate credit spreads — one of the most closely watched market barometers of economic stress — have remained relatively tame.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
And besides that, with their hard-fought Final Four victories Friday over Texas and Connecticut, respectively, barometers for other programs that dream of ascending to such elite heights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
Copper and oil prices are considered barometers of global economic health.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
Boyle was right, however, to claim that his results were very similar to those previously obtained in experiments with barometers.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing barometer
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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