vane
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The remarks by Williams are especially important because he is a top ally of Fed Chair Jerome Powell and is seen as a weather vane for the bank’s future moves.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
In doing so, it set up a great weather vane for the state of national politics.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2025
A museum should not change directions like a weather vane but give us the reassurance that some things are timeless and provide us with the history and progression of art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
Instead, the two agencies said, all evidence points to a bird strike on the sensor vane.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
The Object lived on Tonnacour, in a gray stone and clapboard house with a weather vane.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Turbine blades and vanes are “among the most demanding components modern industry makes,” the SemiAnalysis report said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The fixed vanes behind the fan can change pitch so that they almost close together, blocking the air stream and serving as that brake.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
We can smell mulch, feel the vanes of feathers, bump into doors and taste peppermints.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2023
Navy identified as jet vanes for medium-range ballistic missiles.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
Reek listened to the vanes turning on the old windmill as they rode beneath the gatehouse into a grassy courtyard where stableboys ran out to take their horses.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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