marker

Example Sentences

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Ideaya’s treatment targets an aggressive form of uveal melanoma that generally has a poor prognosis because it occurs in patients who lack the genetic marker to receive typical immunotherapy.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The cease-fire reached between the U.S. and Iran on Tuesday night offer a marker to show what has, and what has not, shifted in global financial markets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

He put down his marker in a stellar first season, scoring 44 goals and contributing 14 assists in 52 appearances.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The initial goal is to create a diagnostic test to measure olfactory loss—a marker of Covid-19 and other conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

It is now generally regarded as a much more important marker of the beginning of modern astronomy than the publication of Copernicus’s On the Revolutions.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton