signal
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The mayor’s office said the plans would include protected bike lanes without the elimination of lanes and would “implement signal modifications to increase safety.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
"I have never seen an El Niño signal this intense in our forecasts."
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The news was widely interpreted as a signal that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was concerned about the recent surge in long‑end yields, says Kristina Clifton, FX strategist at CBA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
They are a signal to companies that they must "be debt-conscious", she added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
It was the signal that we would stop there.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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Leon Osman: That signals problems for me, even with Erling Haaland there.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Depending on the situation, it filters out some information while giving greater attention to signals that are more relevant.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Earnings-call word choice is rarely accidental—whether it’s Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan quietly sliding obscure SAT words into scripts or retail leaders sending signals to anyone who’s listening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Nestlé is looking for signals across markets, not deciding what one particular shopper should eat at 2 a.m.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
He signals a charge to encircle the French.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Amplitude signaled output of 26.6-28.5 petajoules equivalent, in line with consensus hopes at the midpoint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Instead, the anniversary merely signaled an important milestone: the completion, in February, of the central Tower of Jesus Christ, which made the Sagrada Família the world’s tallest church.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
A California federal judge on Thursday signaled that she is likely to order immigration agents to stop arresting people without warrants unless they determine they are likely to escape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Morgan analyst Joseph Cardoso noted that Lumentum’s management signaled that there are opportunities in the pipeline around lasers and other optical equipment that largely aren’t yet factored into the company’s broader financial targets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
A soft grunt signaled that he found it.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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Tehran signalled last week that it had agreed with Oman a route for ships to transit the strait and were finalising arrangements to jointly manage the waterway.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Rather than accepting unrestricted freedom of navigation, it has repeatedly signalled that shipping should operate under rules agreed with or administered by Iran.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Maduro's attorney Barry Pollack signalled that he will argue at trial that his client was protected by sovereign immunity, a legal principle shielding heads of state from prosecution.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
A longtime opponent of Brexit, Burnham has repeatedly signalled his desire to build closer ties between Britain and the European Union.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 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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Earlier this year, the short interest—a measure of how many people are betting a stock will fall—in Moderna hit 20%, a level signaling intense pessimism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The hormone appears to protect the liver from inflammation through a previously unknown signaling pathway, a finding that could point toward new approaches for treating advanced fatty liver disease.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
They found that GDF15 initiates signaling from the brain through the nervous system, ultimately causing the release of glucocorticoids.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
The company’s U.S. apparel business fell short of quarterly expectations, signaling a pullback among shoppers even as the discount retailer raised its full-year earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The gray-haired man hung his head over, signaling for us to wait.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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“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
But there was some damage to the systems controlling signalling, and that took time to fix because of the need to replace certain parts.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The world's largest economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed, signalling potential labor market weakness after months of steady growth.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised down the number of jobs added in May and June by 103,000, signalling a slow summer of job creation.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
I was abruptly awakened by the loud ringing of a churchbell, signalling the start of the school day.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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