bellwether
Example Sentences
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Copper’s price is a bellwether for economic activity, with industrial applications making up almost 100% of its end use.
From Barron's
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
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