marker
Example Sentences
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Useful as development markers, they do not indicate anything beyond novice level.
From BBC
“It could be electrolyte disorder, change in protein levels, change in markers of kidney or liver function.”
From Los Angeles Times
Lab tests showed abnormalities in the patients’ blood, like electrolyte disorders or subtle changes in markers of kidney or liver function, Cheng said, though the proportion of such visits overall was small.
The S&P 500, for instance, peaked in January 2022, before sinking into a bear marker that year.
From Barron's
"This is the very first imaging marker of chronic stress that has been validated and shown to have an independent impact on a cardiovascular outcome, namely, heart failure."
From Science Daily
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