barometer
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Zwick: Another version of that: The Forbes 400, the popular barometer of wealth in America, adds up to maybe 3% of total household wealth in the United States.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
As Disney obsessives, my friends and I know theme parks, but had no barometer for what to expect from … a celebrity-themed one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
For Celtic, with all the advantages they hold over most others in Scotland, the true barometer is Europe.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Industrial production, a barometer for the strength of the eurozone’s exporters, was flat in June, but had increased every prior month since February, separate Eurostat data published Thursday showed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Much later, Pascal drew upon Galileo’s work when studying pressures in liquids in order to understand how the air supports a column of mercury in a barometer.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Taken together, the two price barometers should give a clearer idea of whether inflation is speeding up again — or stalling out.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Both are considered barometers for the economy’s health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
And besides that, with their hard-fought Final Four victories Friday over Texas and Connecticut, respectively, barometers for other programs that dream of ascending to such elite heights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
Copper and oil prices are considered barometers of global economic health.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
Boyle was right, however, to claim that his results were very similar to those previously obtained in experiments with barometers.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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