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barometer

[buh-rom-i-ter] / bəˈrɒm ɪ tər /
NOUN
instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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The ETF tracks the Nasdaq 100, a barometer for Big Tech.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Parental suffering used to be a barometer through which parents, especially moms, evaluated themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

"This is a litmus test. A barometer of feeling nationally and locally."

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Who on this roster measures up against the barometer that is Oklahoma City?

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Pascal’s Puy-de-Dôme experiment explained the height of the mercury in a barometer by showing that it was directly related to the weight of the air.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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