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signpost

[sahyn-pohst] / ˈsaɪnˌpoʊst /




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What I was thinking, in fact, was that I was quite underwhelmed by the faded red curbs as a signpost for progress.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2026

Michael O’Leary was holding court in a small conference room in front of a giant image of him conking Elon Musk over the head with an “I heart Ryanair” signpost.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 21, 2026

Regardless of the sticker we slap on this signpost, it refers to the late-20s urge to commit to your path or trash it and start fresh.

From Salon Nov. 2, 2025

Spurs celebrated entry into the Champions League as a signpost to serious progress but they are still acclimatising to the demands of Europe's elite tournament.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2025

Betsy paused to set her arm like a signpost.

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman

As the Spurs dethroned the defending champions on their home floor, the 22-year-old Wembanyama didn’t just match the early-career signposts of the greatest players in NBA history.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

“There’ll be a number of signposts that we’ll be watching,” Wirth said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

You’ve written about how the media often signposts police as heroes — has this always been the case or was it a gradual process of building a public relations institution?

From Salon Jan. 20, 2026

The BofA team tracks 10 bear-market signposts — signals that, according to Subramanian, have reliably anticipated past stock-market peaks.

From MarketWatch Oct. 21, 2025

We pass a busy ticket hall full of vendors and rows of glass hatches, lines of seats and signposts.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

However, they will still see content posted by creators paid or sponsored to advertise particular products or services - often signposted with "#ad".

From BBC May 11, 2026

“All In the Family” signposted its main character’s irascible bigotry and generation-gap grievances in the first minute by having its main character sing wistfully of a time when “Guys like me we had it made.”

From Salon Apr. 25, 2026

She went off work with stress in December 2021 and had regular contact with Dr Swinghurst, who prescribed anti-depressants, signposted her to mental health support and provided a sick note until April 2022.

From BBC Dec. 11, 2025

"The information signposted by the University of York suggests that TFA can be formed from the degradation of PFAS-containing pesticides," Ann Bunting, Principal Inspector of the Drinking Water Inspectorate, told the BBC.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2025

What I haven’t recognized till now is that the answers are signposted.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Like Guedez, many residents pushed on with their desperate search despite the signposting.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

She told me there would "definitely be recognition of what the city has gone through" during the ceremony, with clear signposting of support mechanisms and ways to donate.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2025

BMI Research analysts said "given that the global economy is slowing, the group will likely want to maintain their current cuts, while signposting the scope for further reductions, if market conditions demand it."

From Reuters Oct. 3, 2023

The plaintiff is a TV writer who says Delta’s “carbon-neutral” signposting misled her and that “she would not have purchased said flights on the same terms had they known those representations were not true.”

From Slate Jun. 2, 2023

Like all writing decisions, the amount of signposting requires judgment and compromise: too much, and the reader bogs down in reading the signposts; too little, and she has no idea where she is being led.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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