bellwether

With control of Congress at stake in 2026, both parties are closely watching Texas, Missouri and California as potential bellwethers for how far courts will allow partisan line-drawing to go.

He said the question now is whether Nvidia's "dive into robotics" will help it sustain its role as "the bellwether of the AI economy".

His endorsement of the meaningful housing policies, and his strategy to propel one through the state Senate, became a bellwether of his strength at the Capitol as his time in office wanes.

All eyes were on Cassidy as Kennedy sought Senate confirmation, because he had raised questions about the candidate’s fitness for the office and he was seen as a bellwether on the nomination.

In a new book, pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Adam Ratner details the history of measles, a virus that’s often a bellwether for public health disasters.