bellwether

South Korea’s trade data, seen as a bellwether of AI demand, show few signs that the hunger for chips is ebbing as a torrent of investment in AI infrastructure continues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The closely watched national security case was seen as a bellwether for freedom of expression in the Chinese city.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

June 22 turned out to be the all-time high on both the iShares semiconductor exchange-traded fund and SK Hynix, perhaps the sector bellwether after its meteoric rally of the previous year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

All of which make the sprawling district in Nevada’s rough and rocky Great Basin an improbable political bellwether.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

The crowd does not imitate or follow its leader as sheep do a bellwether.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park

The attorneys general’s lawsuit and the one tried in Los Angeles earlier this year are bellwethers — test cases chosen from among thousands of related actions in a single court system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Real-estate leaders are watching a few key projects as bellwethers for whether the odd couple of Khan and Shorris will work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Magnificent Seven members Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Tesla are due this week, with other bellwethers including Texas Instruments, Boeing and Mastercard providing an idea about the state of the economy.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

Also, while some bellwethers have reported big jumps in AI-related capex spending, investor worries about return on investment and debt financing have rattled markets at times.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2025

The human animal being apt to run after bellwethers, it may be looked upon as natural that this strange conduct of a respectable matron was speedily imitated by the girls.

From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield