indicative

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EQT earlier said it had submitted an acquisition proposal to Intertek, without disclosing financial details, and added it was considering its options after its indicative bid was rejected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The report's author's noted the findings were indicative rather than comprehensive, citing limited access to platform data and reduced transparency around algorithms and moderation systems.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“While we acknowledge that Anthropic could still be engineering its own cyber products in lower-barrier areas, we see the urgency of the partnership as indicative of core cyber’s relative insulation from AI disintermediation,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

One of them is a title so generic, so blandly inoffensive yet simultaneously indicative of hope, resolve, or insider knowledge as to be, ultimately, unmemorable.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The poise of the head strikes one at once as indicative of thought and power; the head is noble, well-sized, broad, and large behind the ears.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker