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barometer

[buh-rom-i-ter] / bəˈrɒm ɪ tər /
NOUN
instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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But this time around, it has become a new barometer of actual AI demand in the data-center, electrical-grid and power-infrastructure sectors.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

As Disney obsessives, my friends and I know theme parks, but had no barometer for what to expect from … a celebrity-themed one.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

For Celtic, with all the advantages they hold over most others in Scotland, the true barometer is Europe.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Strength itself is also a remarkably good barometer of health.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Much later, Pascal drew upon Galileo’s work when studying pressures in liquids in order to understand how the air supports a column of mercury in a barometer.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Both are considered barometers for the economy’s health.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

And besides that, with their hard-fought Final Four victories Friday over Texas and Connecticut, respectively, barometers for other programs that dream of ascending to such elite heights.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2026

And special elections, while useful metrics, are far from perfect barometers of public opinion.

From Salon Mar. 1, 2026

Privately produced reports suggest little change in prices during the shutdown, but they are not as comprehensive as the government’s inflation barometers — chiefly, the consumer-price index and personal-consumption expenditures index.

From MarketWatch Nov. 15, 2025

Extra clothes, books, scientific instruments and specimens, chess sets, flags, lanterns, tools, sewing kits, lucky talismans, razors, barometers, combs, scissors, playing cards, dishes, silverware, photographs—each man added to the heap.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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