weather vane
Example Sentences
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The remarks by Williams are especially important because he is a top ally of Fed Chair Jerome Powell and is seen as a weather vane for the bank’s future moves.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
Marialyce Pedersen walked around the parking lot spinning a weather vane on which she’d fashioned a picture of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
In doing so, it set up a great weather vane for the state of national politics.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2025
Others say she’s a weather vane, pivoting when it suits her advancement.
From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2022
The Fayre Eleyne rode gallantly, swinging like a weather vane away from the changing wind.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
