bellwether
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The company, seen as a bellwether for the retail sector, said that full-price sales for the second fiscal quarter climbed 9.2% on year, surpassing its forecast of a 4% rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
His case was selected as a bellwether to help resolve thousands of similar lawsuits across the country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Shares of economic bellwether FedEx fell in late trading despite the delivery giant’s reported increase in quarterly package volumes and revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
The pair points to “Radio” as the album’s bellwether.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
But take a sheep flock now—the bellwether is jest a nice gentle old castrate thet'll do jest whut the sheepherder wants.
From Assassin by Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin)
However, the wins may not be true bellwethers.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
One of the most critical retail bellwethers, restaurants, saw a slight decline in sales in December.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
South Korea’s Kospi fell 2.7% as semiconductor chip bellwethers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both closed down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 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
Themselves the victims of conditions, they were the bellwethers to millions of victims compelled to follow their leadership.
From The Grain of Dust by Phillips, David Graham
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