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signal

[sig-nl] / ˈsɪg nl /






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It is another way to signal identity, much like clothing or hair colour.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

In a recent speech, BOJ Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino did not actively signal a September move, but his overall tone was quite hawkish, Barclays economists said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

While throwing, the chimpanzees pant hoot — a loud, long-distance communicative signal — and sometimes repeatedly hit their hands and feet on the tree in a behavior called buttress drumming.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

He’ll need to appear “credibly hawkish” on inflation to maintain credibility, yet also signal support for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s plan to buy back longer-term bonds, they said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

Their blocky heads swiveled from side to side, scanning the woods for Roz’s electronic signal.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

It would also send out worrying signals about the scale of TFG's ambitions.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Impax Asset Management’s fixed income CIO Ross Pamphilon said he doesn’t expect policy signals from Warsh, who has been consistent in his skepticism of forward guidance.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

While there may be no immediate consequences for missing this year's target, it signals that the country is on course to miss a legally binding 2030 target of cutting emissions 65 percent by 2030.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Neuropathic pain develops when injured nerve fibers repeatedly send abnormal signals to the brain.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

Her notes were coded signals that were designed to lead researchers deeper into her own files, where they could start to piece together what had really happened.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Micron stock was reacting as Nvidia signaled it is willing to pay higher memory-chip prices.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

The White House and Treasury Department have signaled they are prepared to take dramatic action.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Dolly always sort of signaled her love of the mess of it, and it didn’t bring her down to earth in your eyes, it elevated her even more.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Nvidia signaled it is willing to pay higher memory-chip prices.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

As if her words signaled the next stage in the assault, the giant stone double doors to the chamber shuddered as something crashed against them.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Lopez had hinted before the fight that he would be taking time out for the upcoming birth of his child, but quickly signalled his plans after securing victory.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

And while the American, who ended up carding a bogey, immediately bounced back a further dropped shot on the 14th signalled that it would not be her day.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Rather than accepting unrestricted freedom of navigation, it has repeatedly signalled that shipping should operate under rules agreed with or administered by Iran.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Burnham became Britain's seventh prime minister in just over a decade Monday and signalled a new left-ward direction for the Labour government during his first speech outside No. 10.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

He claimed afterwards he’d signalled to me to come over, but if he had, it hadn’t been at all obvious.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

The company has been signaling for organic revenue to reaccelerate in the back half of this calendar year.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

OpenAI, after initially promising an IPO this year as well, is now signaling it will wait until 2027.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

They found that GDF15 initiates signaling from the brain through the nervous system, ultimately causing the release of glucocorticoids.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

“For bitcoin, that macro mix is important because it supports the possibility of easing financial conditions without signaling an outright economic downturn,” Zaye Capital Markets said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

At the end, when the congregation began to break up„ he raised his arms signaling for attention.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“The threat is not limited to superficial damage or coercive signalling but now carries a direct and substantial risk to seafarers,” said Dimitris Maniatis, Marisks’s founder and chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

In April, the company launched its "Verified by Spotify" badge, signalling that a profile has been reviewed and meets its authenticity standard.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Friday's data will also pose a question to the US Federal Reserve, which has been signalling it was preparing for a rate hike later this year.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Bosses say engineers have been working hard to "build additional resilience into our signalling systems to ensure that this doesn't happen again".

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

With her right hand raised overhead, she was frantically signalling to someone—her child, perhaps, or her husband, or possibly the viewer—to drop everything and hurry over.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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