signal

Example Sentences

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Generally, scads of slack signal weakness and tend to place a lid on companies’ ability to raise prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Officers responded to Broadway and Miller Street around 1:40 a.m. and found a vehicle had struck a traffic signal, the Santa Maria Police Department said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

SEOUL—North Korea’s uranium-enrichment capacity could soon expand by 75% once a new facility reaches full production, a clear signal that leader Kim Jong Un intends to expand his arsenal in defiance of international pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

While $39 billion in orders is a positive signal for Super Micro’s business, Wall Street was spooked by the equity financing plans, which will dilute existing shareholders.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

So of course he would be the first person who—and there went the bell to signal the start of lunch—was without a hall pass in the hallway the Hall Monitors were monitoring.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness