vane
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The remarks by Williams are especially important because he is a top ally of Fed Chair Jerome Powell and is seen as a weather vane for the bank’s future moves.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
Marialyce Pedersen walked around the parking lot spinning a weather vane on which she’d fashioned a picture of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
In doing so, it set up a great weather vane for the state of national politics.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2025
The City Council could prove that it’s better than a weather vane blown by special interests.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
“All the way up, at the top of the golden spire. There is a weather vane there in the form of a ship. It is modeled after one of Peter the Great’s actual ships.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Morgan Stanley’s report noted that “we would not expect SpaceX to be a material supplier of blades and vanes for supply outside of SpaceX use.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
We can smell mulch, feel the vanes of feathers, bump into doors and taste peppermints.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2023
Navy identified as jet vanes for medium-range ballistic missiles.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
Navy identified as jet vanes for medium-range ballistic missiles, as well as devices the Navy identified as “impact sensor covers” that go on the tips of those missiles.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Reek listened to the vanes turning on the old windmill as they rode beneath the gatehouse into a grassy courtyard where stableboys ran out to take their horses.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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