signal
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The warnings signal “widespread critical fire threat through the weekend.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Or it could signal a new degree of liquidity stress in the market as investors sell to take profits and raise cash to hedge against what they see as new political and economic risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
"As it turns out, this signal isn't just an alarm, it's also a shield," Dr. Niethammer says.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
But as the WSJ’s Telis Demos reports, if the results signal a national AI slowdown, that slowdown could play into the hands of some of AI’s biggest players.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The panda’s radio collar beams a signal that the tracking equipment can hone in on to provide the animal's location coordinates.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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Long-term forecasts are based on large-scale climate signals and how they have affected weather patterns in previous years.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
"That hedonic drive can override signals of fullness, making us want to snack or eat a dessert even though we're full."
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Receptors are specialized proteins that respond to particular chemical signals, allowing cells to detect messages and trigger appropriate biological responses.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
“The diplomacy signals are mixed but the market is taking the softer path,” Phil Flynn of the Price Futures Group says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
On charts and lists, he recorded their names, their owners, their bearings, and their radio signals.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Waratah signaled 82.9 million tons of ore containing 1.2 grams of gold per ton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
To get there, the Treasury signaled changes are coming sooner.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Swedish policymakers signaled that further rate increases are likely in the coming year if the inflation and economic outlook holds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon all reported quarterly results this week, and each signaled it would keep pouring money into data centers and chips even as investors grow impatient for returns.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
And the referee signaled that Ben was to shoot two foul shots for an intentional foul.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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US President Donald Trump on Monday signalled progress in talks as Tehran said "intensive" exchanges were underway while offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under strict conditions.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
The impact of this Budget on energy is also considered by the Financial Times, which writes that it has signalled the chancellor's goal of long-term reforms to the market.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
After speaking to the managers and captains, the referee signalled for the players to come over to the touchline with play unable to resume.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Their report also signalled the presence of South American military contractors but could not identify who employed them.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
I stepped outside and signalled, while Miss Kenton rose and came to the edge of the shelter.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Instead, you should think of them as red flags, signaling the perils of reacting on the basis of untested evidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Physical damage can initiate the process, chemical stress can influence the conversion of signaling molecules, and DHRS7 helps strengthen the resulting signal.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
SEOUL—North Korea accelerated a spree of missile tests on Wednesday, signaling it would stick to its guns as the Kim Jong Un regime defiantly spurned U.S. diplomatic overtures with a growing list of demands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Cinaciguat restored this signaling process, allowing the liver cells to communicate more effectively and supporting the removal of substances that otherwise tend to accumulate with age.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
He ushers him in, his finger to his lips, signaling for quiet.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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After carefully twisting cables together and testing them with a multimeter, a small bulb flickered on, then another, signalling that the current was flowing.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
"In particular, the drugs suppress an important immune signalling pathway that helps protect healthy cells from viral attacks," Ravlo said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
This is the first time since 1962 that a US president has personally welcomed a foreign leader at the base, signalling the importance that Trump is giving this visit.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The China Securities Regulatory Commission recently held informal talks with some investment banks and institutional investors, signalling a higher bar for humanoid-robotics companies seeking to go public, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The journey is supposed to take fifty-four minutes, but it rarely does: this section of the track is ancient, decrepit, beset with signalling problems and never-ending engineering works.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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