bellwether
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The industrial distributor—often considered a bellwether for U.S. manufacturing—reported fourth-quarter earnings of 26 cents a share from $2 billion in sales.
From Barron's
“This was a decisive quarter that strengthened TSMC’s role as a bellwether for the semiconductor and AI ecosystem,” he says.
The big banks are among the first major U.S. companies to report earnings each quarter, and traders view the results as a bellwether for the economy.
As the opening of “awards season,” it’s supposed to be a bellwether of the Oscars race, blah blah blah.
From Los Angeles Times
The Producers Guild Awards are considered one of the most reliable bellwethers in the Oscar race because their preferential ballot closely mirrors the academy’s best picture voting system.
From Los Angeles Times
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