barometer
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In an alternate universe, the Sparks’ win over Chicago on Friday could have been a barometer to indicate whether general manager Raegan Pebley’s gamble to trade Rickea Jackson to the Sky paid off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Superfans spend around 66% more on live shows than the average fan, the analysts said, and have become a barometer for music-industry trends.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Research group GfK said its consumer-confidence barometer published Friday with the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions held steady at minus 23 in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The 10-year yield, a key barometer for corporate and consumer borrowing costs, climbed to nearly 4.5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
I considered him a pretty good barometer, and if he went to his tree early, I went to mine early too.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Both are considered barometers for the economy’s health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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
Copper and oil prices are considered barometers of global economic health.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
Ranganath also says that our loved ones can be our best barometers of how we're doing cognitively.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
Telescopes and microscopes depended on pre-existing techniques for making lenses, and thermometers and barometers depended on pre-existing techniques for blowing glass.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing barometer
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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