signpost
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The next signpost will be the meeting in China in late March.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
What I was thinking, in fact, was that I was quite underwhelmed by the faded red curbs as a signpost for progress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
A sector rotation can be a good way for investors to find clues to where the market is headed—but it’s a signpost that often goes unnoticed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
Regardless of the sticker we slap on this signpost, it refers to the late-20s urge to commit to your path or trash it and start fresh.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025
At the junction, a rusted signpost points to Reyhanli.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
As the Spurs dethroned the defending champions on their home floor, the 22-year-old Wembanyama didn’t just match the early-career signposts of the greatest players in NBA history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Instead of making an argument, an algorithm will narrate its own process, relying on clunky signposts like “this article will explore” or “moreover” and “furthermore.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
For now, it’s difficult to say where prices for gold and silver may go from here, Marex’s Meir said, given that there are “no resistance signposts on the charts.”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
At least three signposts matter in determining what happens next.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2025
We pass a busy ticket hall full of vendors and rows of glass hatches, lines of seats and signposts.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
“All In the Family” signposted its main character’s irascible bigotry and generation-gap grievances in the first minute by having its main character sing wistfully of a time when “Guys like me we had it made.”
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
It is now better signposted too, with the letters "aw" inscribed on each way-marker as a nod to the man who thought of it first.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
"We will, of course, consider the feedback raised and explore how the route can be more clearly advertised and signposted to further increase awareness and confidence. "
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
The council has since emailed her, but she said they had not signposted agencies that could help, adding she felt trapped and frustrated.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025
What I haven’t recognized till now is that the answers are signposted.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
Like Guedez, many residents pushed on with their desperate search despite the signposting.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
And Scottish Labour MSP Paul Sweeney called for better social work and mental health service signposting for the terminally ill.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
BMI Research analysts said "given that the global economy is slowing, the group will likely want to maintain their current cuts, while signposting the scope for further reductions, if market conditions demand it."
From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2023
The plaintiff is a TV writer who says Delta’s “carbon-neutral” signposting misled her and that “she would not have purchased said flights on the same terms had they known those representations were not true.”
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2023
It’s not that authors should avoid signposting altogether.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
