signpost
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What I was thinking, in fact, was that I was quite underwhelmed by the faded red curbs as a signpost for progress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
A sector rotation can be a good way for investors to find clues to where the market is headed—but it’s a signpost that often goes unnoticed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
To mark the 14th anniversary of his death, Everton have installed a 'talking bench' on the fan plaza as a way to "encourage conversation, tackle loneliness and isolation, and signpost people to mental health support".
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
Regardless of the sticker we slap on this signpost, it refers to the late-20s urge to commit to your path or trash it and start fresh.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025
Of course, we didn’t really need a map, or a signpost, or anything else.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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Solmssen dots his story with signposts that will keep students of history engaged as they turn pages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Instead of making an argument, an algorithm will narrate its own process, relying on clunky signposts like “this article will explore” or “moreover” and “furthermore.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
At least three signposts matter in determining what happens next.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2025
The BofA team tracks 10 bear-market signposts — signals that, according to Subramanian, have reliably anticipated past stock-market peaks.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2025
‘It looks funny, people walking around like signposts, or billboard adverts.’
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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However, they will still see content posted by creators paid or sponsored to advertise particular products or services - often signposted with "#ad".
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
“All In the Family” signposted its main character’s irascible bigotry and generation-gap grievances in the first minute by having its main character sing wistfully of a time when “Guys like me we had it made.”
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
The council has since emailed her, but she said they had not signposted agencies that could help, adding she felt trapped and frustrated.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025
They are also signposted to additional NHS services, if needed, it added.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025
What I haven’t recognized till now is that the answers are signposted.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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Like Guedez, many residents pushed on with their desperate search despite the signposting.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
"This can start with the basics of better communication and signposting to support services that charities like Versus Arthritis can offer."
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023
BMI Research analysts said "given that the global economy is slowing, the group will likely want to maintain their current cuts, while signposting the scope for further reductions, if market conditions demand it."
From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2023
The plaintiff is a TV writer who says Delta’s “carbon-neutral” signposting misled her and that “she would not have purchased said flights on the same terms had they known those representations were not true.”
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2023
But in many genres, numbered headings are not an option, and as we saw in chapter 2, excessive signposting can bore and confuse a reader.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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