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The new rules limit words dealers can use to signal that the price they are advertising isn’t the lowest they are willing to go.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

One flashed “Hook ‘em Horns,” the university’s proud hand signal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Because the light used to activate them has a different frequency from the light they emit, researchers can separate the desired signal more easily from background light generated by the sample itself.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

To a western drywood termite living inside wood, that scent can act like a signal pointing toward a potentially attractive part of its environment.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

“There you are, Roz,” he said as the robot’s electronic signal appeared on the map.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

"Earlier signals means earlier intervention, which means we can head potential complications of an infection, potential challenges around care, we can head that off before it becomes a crisis," says Daniels.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Instead, their sharply different temperatures support the conclusion that the chemical signals preserved in the fossils reflect genuine differences in the animals' biology.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

These signals guide their behavior more than any beliefs about the singularity or effective altruism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

In any case, simple breadth technical indicators have been flashing sell signals for stocks for some time.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

If I'd had my way, we would have all stayed home and conducted the class through smoke signals.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Stocks turned lower after Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh signaled inflation is still too hot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

He noted that growth drivers such as inference, enterprise AI and physical AI are still ahead, and that major AI-infrastructure companies have signaled that demand will likely continue outpacing supply into at least next year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Newsom signaled the work to protect children isn’t over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Some older users who remember a time before these policies praised a return to normalcy, while younger users questioned whether the changes signaled any decline in safety.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Aimee felt tears burning behind her eyes and that sharp, knifelike twinge in her throat that always signaled a flood of tears.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

They signalled multiple times they were facing a deadlock - and at one point told the judge that one member of the panel was not following the judge's instructions on reasonable doubt.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Last week, Kevin Warsh, head of the US central bank, signalled that rates could be hiked if policymakers were not confident price rises were easing for Americans.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Sergey Lagodinsky, a Russian-born German MEP, said Berlin's response signalled the country was "running out of retaliatory measures".

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

But when the Clippers landed Leonard as a free agent, beating out rivals such as the Los Angeles Lakers, it signalled a new era.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

A trifle wildly, he looked at the Comanches near his seat and signalled the row to give way.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

First Warsh gave a big speech at the end of August signaling he was unhappy about stubbornly high inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Nonetheless, Governor Andrew Bailey acknowledged that inflation risks are rising, signaling a potential interest-rate increase in the coming months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The findings suggested that Menin could influence cognition not only through inflammation, but also by helping maintain the chemistry that supports brain signaling.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

They identified 33 initial hits and confirmed that compounds affecting particular chemical signaling pathways could increase axon width.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

When the bells rang again, this time signaling lights-out across the camp, there was an audible groan, loud enough to get Liam chuckling.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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

"As Bessent himself confirmed, the move is mainly a signalling mechanism, with the Treasury showing it is prepared to step in with yields near current levels," said economists at Capital Economics.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

“The threat is not limited to superficial damage or coercive signalling but now carries a direct and substantial risk to seafarers,” said Dimitris Maniatis, Marisks’s founder and chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Friday's data will also pose a question to the US Federal Reserve, which has been signalling it was preparing for a rate hike later this year.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

No one saw the pity of its position, hanging there in eternal meaninglessness, silently signalling to those with eyes to see, “I’m a legitimate punctuation mark, get me out of here.”

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author