bellwether
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The closely watched national security case was seen as a bellwether for freedom of expression in the Chinese city.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
June 22 turned out to be the all-time high on both the iShares semiconductor exchange-traded fund and SK Hynix, perhaps the sector bellwether after its meteoric rally of the previous year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
The U.S. chip maker, widely perceived as a bellwether for the artificial-intelligence spending spree, reported record sales of $96.2 billion for the second quarter, beating analysts’ expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“The precipitous decline of X is the bellwether for a new era of the Internet that simply feels less fun than it used to be. Remember having fun online?” he wrote.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
And the whole nine of us obligingly trudged after him like sheep after the bellwether, and reëntered the castle.
From The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons Being one of the exciting episodes in the career of the famous detective Hemlock Holmes, as recorded by his friend Dr. Watson by James Francis Thierry
South Korea’s Kospi fell 2.7% as semiconductor chip bellwethers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both closed down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
The Los Angeles trial is among a handful of bellwethers meant to clarify the uncharted legal terrain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
Magnificent Seven members Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Tesla are due this week, with other bellwethers including Texas Instruments, Boeing and Mastercard providing an idea about the state of the economy.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Also, while some bellwethers have reported big jumps in AI-related capex spending, investor worries about return on investment and debt financing have rattled markets at times.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2025
Themselves the victims of conditions, they were the bellwethers to millions of victims compelled to follow their leadership.
From The Grain of Dust by David Graham Phillips
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