sign of the times
Example Sentences
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In a sign of the times, workers on Thursday protested at Volkswagen sites across the country over reports that Germany's biggest carmaker is mulling up to 100,000 job cuts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
“I’m not willing to say it’s a sign of the times, but I’m close to saying it’s a sign of the times.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Instead, in a sign of the times that seems impossibly quaint in the harsh light of 2026, she issued a somber mea culpa.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
In a sign of the times, Reid said much of the heavy lifting that went into creating this chart was handled by ChatGPT — OpenAI’s chatbot that kicked off the AI race three years ago.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 5, 2025
From seminary to corrections academy: a sign of the times.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
