indicative
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Is the low number of contenders indicative of a down year for comedy, or the dominance of those eight?
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Properties are spending an average of 130 days or more on the market before closing, indicative of a softer market.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
An informal indicative ballot held already this year, with a turnout of 48.6%, suggested 90.5% of teachers who are members of the NEU would be prepared to take industrial action over pay.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
“These are clearly not indicative of the broader reality. The overall pace of layoffs appears to have, if anything, slowed down from an already historically low pace,” writes Stephen Stanley, chief U.S. economist at Santander.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Naturally, I came to see the list as indicative of her failures as well as mine.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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