barometer
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Samsung’s results are the next big barometer for a memory-chip trade that’s springing back from recent lows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Seoul, seen by many as a barometer of the AI trade, sank more than one percent, while there were also losses in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore and Manila.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
In that event, the stock market would lose even more of its status as a barometer of economic health.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026
Women have a monthly barometer of their hormone health with the menstrual cycle, described by Keay as a "free monthly medical check".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
If the Torricellian barometer had not been easy to replicate, it would never have become the first famous experiment.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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The DGA Award for feature film has been one of the most reliable barometers for who will win the directing Oscar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Taken together, the two price barometers should give a clearer idea of whether inflation is speeding up again — or stalling out.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Both are considered barometers for the economy’s health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Breach described High Streets as one of the most "visible barometers" of how a local economy is faring, saying where High Streets are performing badly voters expect intervention which requires more than cosmetic change.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Extra clothes, books, scientific instruments and specimens, chess sets, flags, lanterns, tools, sewing kits, lucky talismans, razors, barometers, combs, scissors, playing cards, dishes, silverware, photographs—each man added to the heap.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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