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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
At the time of writing, the VIX volatility index is up 27% over the past five days, its highest since April last year when the Oval Office announced sweeping tariffs on every nation on the planet.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
The Harvard Youth Poll uses the Ipsos Knowledge Panel, a survey considered to be of high quality, indexed to probability, but these are built up over several years and can fail to catch rapidly shifting dynamics, such as a young-male shift to Trump in 2024.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025
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Noun
For the first 14 days of the trading year, the small-cap index outperformed the S & P 500 .
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
At the time of writing, the VIX volatility index is up 27% over the past five days, its highest since April last year when the Oval Office announced sweeping tariffs on every nation on the planet.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
If allowed, the withdrawal is limited to the cost of your annual insurance premium, up to $2,600 for 2026 (indexed yearly for inflation).
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
The Harvard Youth Poll uses the Ipsos Knowledge Panel, a survey considered to be of high quality, indexed to probability, but these are built up over several years and can fail to catch rapidly shifting dynamics, such as a young-male shift to Trump in 2024.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for index
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And that belief turns out to be one of the clearest indicators of leadership maturity.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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An indicator of overall loan demand improved for a second quarter but remained far below its level in late 2024, according to a separate survey of banks.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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The bill would also require businesses that sell delivery goods, such as grocery delivery providers or DoorDash, to list a comparison of the delivery price versus the regular price if the goods were to be bought in-person at the store.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Big men Luka Garza and Chris Boucher both were ruled out before tipoff, and starting center Neemias Queta was listed as questionable before being upgraded to available.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the Baylor study, participants watched a video of a hand being stabbed with a needle.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Adi turned away as the needle found its vein, scanning the other man for a reaction but finding none.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Gophers called off the dogs in the final period, with the hosts recording the lone score of the stanza to avoid being shutout at home.—
Tom Carothers,
Twin Cities,
24 Jan. 2026
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Officials said an incident was recorded in January, when the child's mother installed a video camera inside her home.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison shared a legal opinion on 287(g) agreements in December, calling into question the agreements sheriffs have signed, saying only county commissioners can enter into the agreements.—
Jennifer Mayerle,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Comets had entered the fourth quarter trailing 6-5 before a pair of Wave goals to open the final quarter created a three-goal deficit.—
Nathan Dunn,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2026
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Suzuki sped through a PowerPoint presentation that catalogued twenty years of reporting.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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There are 32 different kinds of snowflakes Chemist Andy Brunning cataloged at least 30 different kinds of snowflakes and other types of frozen precipitation in several.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Jan. 2026
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The attorney who filed the suit didn’t respond to requests for comment.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office will also conduct a legal analysis to determine whether any criminal charges must be filed and if the shooting was justified.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Index.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/index. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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