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indicator

[in-di-key-ter] / ˈɪn dɪˌkeɪ tər /


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They’re peppy and fruity … and a glaring recession indicator.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Wages are a key indicator given that inflation remains elevated.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

A reliable indicator of economic health is real disposable income, which tracks how much extra money people actually have after essentials are paid for.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

Typically, when the sentiment indicator gets to sell territory, the S&P 500 falls on average by 2% over the next three months, the bank says.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

“The first should be an indicator card,” he went on, grabbing a white card with four squares marked on it and displaying it.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

Regardless, we are looking for the S&P 500 to break upward out of this tight trading range and to move some of the stubbornly non-conforming internal indicators into confirmed buy signals.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Everyone wants to point out recession indicators, but in a time of economic turmoil, felt most acutely by young people earning less money, every dollar counts.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Using these indicators, the researchers produced a detailed reconstruction of possible changes in Agulhas Leakage throughout the late Pliocene.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

They also anticipate questions on the response to policy changes from existing and potential property investors, lead indicators on draw-down conversions, and the likely impact of the changes on growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Punctuation, together with other graphical indicators such as italics, capitalization, and spacing, developed over the history of printed language to do two things.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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