bellwether
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Despite losing that bellwether, Meta continued to press the DSM argument in its filings in federal court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
The company, seen as a bellwether for the retail sector, said that full-price sales for the second fiscal quarter climbed 9.2% on year, surpassing its forecast of a 4% rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
A first bellwether trial concluded in March, when a Los Angeles jury ordered Meta and Google to pay a 20-year-old woman, K.G.M.,
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The pair points to “Radio” as the album’s bellwether.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
They moaned and reverberated and mingled with the distant music of the bellwether, but his mind was made up irrevocably now; he had determined to do the thing he had come to do.
From Children of the Mist by Eden Phillpotts
One of the most critical retail bellwethers, restaurants, saw a slight decline in sales in December.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
The Los Angeles trial is among a handful of bellwethers meant to clarify the uncharted legal terrain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
Magnificent Seven members Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Tesla are due this week, with other bellwethers including Texas Instruments, Boeing and Mastercard providing an idea about the state of the economy.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Airline, trucking and railroad stocks are considered market bellwethers, given their vital roles in moving goods and raw materials that power the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
Themselves the victims of conditions, they were the bellwethers to millions of victims compelled to follow their leadership.
From The Grain of Dust by David Graham Phillips