bellwether

Example Sentences

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The case is being called a bellwether proceeding because its outcome could set the tone for a tidal wave of similar litigation across the United States.

From Barron's

That dates from the 1980s, when it was treated as more of an economic bellwether than now, and I was the New York financial correspondent for The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

Dean's lawsuit was among the first in a selection of 20 so-called "bellwether" cases against Uber set to go to trial one after another.

From BBC

In downtown Buenos Aires, the steel-enforced vault of Ingot, a company that rents out thousands of safe-deposit boxes, serves as a bellwether for confidence in the government.

From The Wall Street Journal

The case being heard in California state court is being called a "bellwether" proceeding because its outcome could set the tone for a tidal wave of similar litigation across the United States.

From Barron's