bellwether

Example Sentences

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Those screenings are a good bellwether for whether a child is struggling to see in class, said Chung with Western University.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

But they are not off the hook yet, as they will be defendants in several upcoming bellwether trials.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 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

No one was louder in his denunciation of the treacherous course of the Rev. Ebenezer Clay than the Republican bellwether, Deacon Swift.

From The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories by Dunbar, Paul Laurence