barometer
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The 10-year Treasury yield, a barometer for mortgage rate movements, increased roughly 0.11 percentage point between Thursday, May 14 and Wednesday, May 20—roughly the period reflected in Freddie Mac’s weekly average.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Rothko, the Latvian immigrant who helped define abstract expressionism, has emerged as this season’s one-man barometer of the art market’s health.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Yet relying on that barometer alone might be an outdated approach.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
"This is a litmus test. A barometer of feeling nationally and locally."
From BBC • May 8, 2026
She has no way to be sure, no barometer on which to measure such insubstantial things.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing barometer
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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