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barometer

[buh-rom-i-ter] / bəˈrɒm ɪ tər /
NOUN
instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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In that event, the stock market would lose even more of its status as a barometer of economic health.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

Thursday was yet another example of domestic football being a lousy barometer of Celtic's capacity to win - or even draw - games in Europe.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Which of those three possibilities—the story flopping, working, or backfiring—emerges is an important barometer of where we stand in 2026, and whether the truth still has any purchase in our modern era.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Paramount financing will be a closely watched barometer of dealmaking appetite despite rising borrowing costs in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Ralph’s work dipped and peaked with the barometer.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Both are considered barometers for the economy’s health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

If the Dodgers choose not to mess with team success, they would not afford Yamamoto the chance to hit either of those traditional barometers of excellence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

And special elections, while useful metrics, are far from perfect barometers of public opinion.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026

More recent employment barometers, meanwhile, suggest companies are not hiring many people.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 18, 2025

Extra clothes, books, scientific instruments and specimens, chess sets, flags, lanterns, tools, sewing kits, lucky talismans, razors, barometers, combs, scissors, playing cards, dishes, silverware, photographs—each man added to the heap.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong


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