indicative

Example Sentences

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First-quarter results should therefore not be taken as indicative for the rest of 2026, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

While pockets of stress are emerging within private credit, the issues appear isolated rather than indicative of widespread deterioration in lending standards or balance-sheet quality.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Though fluent in academic lingo, his verse was approachable, written with students and the public in mind and indicative of someone who always made sure to not stay stuck in the proverbial ivory tower.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"This is indicative of Russian anxiety of the direction of travel of Angola under the Lourenço administration," says Alex Vines, Africa programme director at think-tank European Council on Foreign Relations.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The two eras were not so much in opposition as they were complementary developments, indicative of a single fact: Students at the new middle-class campus lacked deep appreciation of their social advantages.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez