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barometer

[buh-rom-i-ter] / bəˈrɒm ɪ tər /
NOUN
instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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But that still leaves Wall Street’s main equity barometer just a fraction below this month’s fresh record high.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Rothko, the Latvian immigrant who helped define abstract expressionism, has emerged as this season’s one-man barometer of the art market’s health.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"This is a litmus test. A barometer of feeling nationally and locally."

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Who on this roster measures up against the barometer that is Oklahoma City?

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The Torricellian barometer was the first experimental apparatus around which a normal science developed.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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