marker

Example Sentences

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The authors find that “each fifty-year marker on America’s 250-year journey since 1776 has found our country at a crossroads of some sort.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In a financialized pharmaceutical industry, the ultimate marker of success and failure rests not with the lives improved or saved.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

NAA is often considered a marker related to neuronal health and function.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Levine said recent studies show that a lower sperm count is associated with higher morbidity — meaning a low sperm count can be a marker of poor health in general.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

“I couldn’t get that permanent marker out. Even my toddlers know better than to draw on their clothes.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko