bellwether

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The first bellwether there is set to begin in Oakland this summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

They believe the outcome bodes well for the eight bellwether trials set to follow in the months ahead.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The decision could be a bellwether, as the standard defense used by social-media companies that they are not liable for the third-party content hosted on their platforms was rejected.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

It is a bellwether case for thousands of similar lawsuits in California, which serves as a test of evidence to see how juries reacted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

And the whole nine of us obligingly trudged after him like sheep after the bellwether, and reëntered the castle.

From The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons Being one of the exciting episodes in the career of the famous detective Hemlock Holmes, as recorded by his friend Dr. Watson by Thierry, James Francis