vane
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The Nvidia-backed compute provider has become a weather vane for one of the riskiest—and most highly leveraged—corners of the AI trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
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
Election betting is not so much a weather vane as a mechanism for bettors to reflect the world as they see it, and make or lose money doing so.
From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2025
A museum should not change directions like a weather vane but give us the reassurance that some things are timeless and provide us with the history and progression of art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
Behind the house loomed an immense brown barn, at least five stories tall, topped by a weather vane.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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
The fixed vanes behind the fan can change pitch so that they almost close together, blocking the air stream and serving as that brake.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
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
I painted the vuvv anti-gravity lobes and the towers and hanging vanes of a rich-people cloud-complex after Chloe and I visited one.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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