barometer
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Thursday was yet another example of domestic football being a lousy barometer of Celtic's capacity to win - or even draw - games in Europe.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Women have a monthly barometer of their hormone health with the menstrual cycle, described by Keay as a "free monthly medical check".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Which of those three possibilities—the story flopping, working, or backfiring—emerges is an important barometer of where we stand in 2026, and whether the truth still has any purchase in our modern era.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Retail sales are a decent barometer of how the typical household is doing and the message is grim: Adjusted for inflation, China’s retail sales fell 0.4% in August from a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
I considered him a pretty good barometer, and if he went to his tree early, I went to mine early too.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Both are considered barometers for the economy’s health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
A pair of major price barometers this week are expected to confirm what’s obvious to Americans every time they fill up their cars.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
If the Dodgers choose not to mess with team success, they would not afford Yamamoto the chance to hit either of those traditional barometers of excellence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Copper and oil prices are considered barometers of global economic health.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
Telescopes and microscopes depended on pre-existing techniques for making lenses, and thermometers and barometers depended on pre-existing techniques for blowing glass.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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