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indicator

[in-di-key-ter] / ˈɪn dɪˌkeɪ tər /


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The snails, which feed on algae and are considered an indicator of healthy lakes and rivers, have been driven to extinction across England.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Their bubble risk indicator is a price-based measure, designed to detect bubble-like asset dynamics with the model incorporating an asset’s returns, volatility, momentum and fragility into a single reading.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Industrial orders, an indicator of future business activity, rose 2.5 percent from a month earlier, statistics office Destatis said.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

ETF activity has been an indicator of institutional investor interest in cryptocurrencies, which has been low through the first-half of the year as money flowed into more lucrative assets like AI and semiconductor stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Those functions and more—every switch, every indicator, every gauge—had to be tested and retested for any whiff of possible failure.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

To investigate potential harm, the researchers exposed cultured human blood cells to sucralose-6-acetate and examined indicators of genetic damage.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

A few indicators can help forecast which environment we’re headed into.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Surveys say Americans are in a funk, even though their sour mood doesn’t match up with what major indicators say about how the U.S. economy is performing, The Wall Street Journal’s Justin Lahart writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

The warning is based on an analysis of 12 key indicators including infant mortality, mental health, obesity, vaccine rates and asthma.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

He ran his finger along the depths and indicators, reading the numbers.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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