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[sig-nl] / ˈsɪg nl /






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The effects were even stronger when the progenitors carried both CAR receptors and the additional signal designed to activate other immune cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Biopharma stocks like AbbVie and Eli Lilly are trading at or near all-time highs, in the latest signal that investors are seeking out the steady gains that come with large, diversified drugmakers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Now retired, Paulsen publishes a Substack newsletter in which he revived an early warning indicator he’s used successfully as an economic signal in the past: the Walmart Recession Signal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Dr Kurr, from Bangor University, said that scientists were just starting to realise that "these wonderful animals can smell changes in water that signal a marine invasion which otherwise might have gone unnoticed".

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The KGB did not know the true meaning of the signal.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

There are also longer term signals for increased rainfall and storminess later in autumn and early winter in the UK.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Warsh, who faces inflation pressures at home, declined to provide signals on whether the Fed would raise interest rates at its next meeting later this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Use of the market path accomplishes at least two things that are important to Warsh: It preserves market signals and it gets the Fed out of forward interest-rate guidance.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The researchers observed a related predictive ability in the hippocampus, where neural signals reflected information about upcoming words even during unconsciousness.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Electronic signals were sent back and forth between Crusher and the Juggernaut.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

In a recent interview with The Times, Bass signaled her frustration with the slow pace of change within the LAPD.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Investors took that to mean that the central bank likely won’t raise rates at its Oct. 27-28 meeting given that other officials have previously signaled that a pause was likely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

On Wednesday, the BGA, Germany’s main trade association, hiked its export growth forecast for this year to 1% from 0.6%, boosted by solid demand within Europe, but signaled the global trade remained highly uncertain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

China's economic planning body said in April the deal must be unwound, a move analysts said signaled the country's desire for greater control over homegrown tech.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

I signaled to Chester and the two of us casually moseyed over to a corner of the room.

From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe

Their report also signalled the presence of South American military contractors but could not identify who employed them.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

City have repeatedly denied guilt and signalled an intent to lodge an appeal by the end of this week.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

It was a mistake which perhaps also signalled the beginning of the end for Ramsdale under Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Saturday's 3-2 Nations League loss to Spain saw Leeds' James Trafford make his competitive debut for the Three Lions as manager Thomas Tuchel signalled the battle to be number one is on.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The witch doctor then signalled the old woman to bring his medicine bag.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Apple customers who preorder the new iPhone Duo now will not receive the device until the end of January, signaling strong demand.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

It would retire the dot plot and get the Fed out of signaling its next few moves, while also giving policymakers a common baseline to comment on.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The pathological neurovascular environment describes the abnormal interactions between those vessels and pain signaling nerves in the affected tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

“You Miss Me” combines the theatricality of Roxy Music with the supper-club creepiness of chamber-pop singer Scott Walker, its pulsing orchestrations signaling danger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

She nods, signaling that I can go in.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

A majority no-confidence vote would be a largely symbolic gesture, signalling the broader faculty's discontent and applying pressure on university leadership to act.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

But, like many luxuries, as they became more popular and more accessible to the masses, the wealthy began pivoting – a textbook example of behaviour known as "counter signalling", Rudolfo says.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Munira Mustaffa, a Malaysia-based counterterrorism and extremism expert, said they were "frustrated signalling" by insurgents intended to "get the government to return to the table".

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

“The threat is not limited to superficial damage or coercive signalling but now carries a direct and substantial risk to seafarers,” said Dimitris Maniatis, Marisks’s founder and chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Her governess was now urgently signalling her to return to her own table—in effect, to stop bothering the man.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger


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