marker

Example Sentences

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The cease-fire reached between the U.S. and Iran on Tuesday night offer a marker to show what has, and what has not, shifted in global financial markets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The adoptee said she would also like people like her to have a marker on their medical records because having to repeat her background to medical professionals "is very, very triggering".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The initial goal is to create a diagnostic test to measure olfactory loss—a marker of Covid-19 and other conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

“I’m struck by that in a way the crayon or marker drawing is provisional — there’s no final form to it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

The biggest challenge was there was no official marker on the country road that led to Hacienda Dorada.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall