bellwether

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The company, regarded as a bellwether for the British retail sector logged a 6.2% increase in full-price sales for the first quarter ended May 2, better than the 4% rise it had anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Many investors—especially old-timers—see the transportation average as an economic bellwether, since so many goods travel by truck or rail.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

KGM’s lawyers employed the unique theory of product liability, which will serve as a bellwether strategy for the many future social media addiction cases.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

As an industry bellwether, TSMC’s results are often interpreted as a read-across for demand across the wider semiconductor and electronics supply chain.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 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