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Manufacturing indicators have weakened for all three in recent months, and vehicle sales have been particularly bad in India and China. — Washington Post, "Oil’s 2019 Weakness Has Roots in 2018’s Strength," 18 Sep. 2019 Now Wall Street analysts are trying to weigh early consumer demand for the devices, a key indicator of the company's future financial results and stock performance. — Don Reisinger, Fortune, "Apple Analysts Give the Bull and Bear Cases For iPhone 11 Demand," 16 Sep. 2019 The election Sunday was the second free presidential vote in the country’s history, and a useful indicator of the state of its democratic transition. — Ben Hubbard, New York Times, "Tunisia Votes for a President as It Struggles to Build Democracy," 15 Sep. 2019 That’s a good indicator that the whales are nearby. — Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News, "Isn’t it about time you took a trip to Southeast Alaska?," 14 Sep. 2019 And all these numbers are mere half-indicators of how reliable he’s been, rarely one to crumble under the pressures of a four-out save or game-threatening moment. — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, "Oakland Athletics’ closer Liam Hendriks nominated for Roberto Clemente Award, nears major milestones," 12 Sep. 2019 Two-wheeler sales—a key indicator of demand from rural India—fell 22% year-on-year in August, according to SIAM. — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, "No, finance minister. Indian millennials are not to blame for the automobile slowdown," 11 Sep. 2019 The game was watched by 22 million viewers on NBC.(Tannen Maury / EPA-EFE / Rex / Shutter) The NFL and its TV partners received an early indicator Thursday that last year’s ratings comeback was real. — Los Angeles Times, "NFL and its TV partners are hoping to score more ratings increases," 6 Sep. 2019 First games often are poor indicators of a season for anybody. — oregonlive, "Why the Oregon Ducks’ Week 1 loss to Auburn matters more than it should: Issues & Answers," 6 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'indicator.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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