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Samsung’s results are the next big barometer for a memory-chip trade that’s springing back from recent lows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Seoul, seen by many as a barometer of the AI trade, sank more than one percent, while there were also losses in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore and Manila.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Women have a monthly barometer of their hormone health with the menstrual cycle, described by Keay as a "free monthly medical check".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Which of those three possibilities—the story flopping, working, or backfiring—emerges is an important barometer of where we stand in 2026, and whether the truth still has any purchase in our modern era.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

His frustration over it went up and down like a barometer, the climate being the extent to which he was able to comprehend and resolve whatever mathematical problem preoccupied him at any given moment.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

The DGA Award for feature film has been one of the most reliable barometers for who will win the directing Oscar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Both are considered barometers for the economy’s health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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

Boyle was right, however, to claim that his results were very similar to those previously obtained in experiments with barometers.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton