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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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Maybe that’s the greatest indicator of how bad the fractures are between fans and media.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Democrat Taylor Rehmet’s defeat of Republican Leigh Wambsganss in the longtime GOP district has garnered national attention, as some look to the race as an indicator of what could be to come in the November midterm elections.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Jackson was not listed on the Pulaski County jail's roster Sunday night.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Alex Sarr’s status The Wizards are listing second-year center Alex Sarr as questionable for Sunday’s game due to right calf soreness.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Trading Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Carson Soucy alone may not bring back enough needle-movers to truly turn things around.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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If the upper needles turn brown, dry, and drop, the cutting has failed.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
31 Jan. 2026
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At 37 years old, Stafford led the NFL in both passing yards (4,707) and passing touchdowns (46), while recording a career-low eight interceptions.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The unit recorded higher losses than expected last quarter after Washington issued a stop-work order for projects including Vineyard Wind 1, located off Martha’s Vineyard.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Airbus has already indicated that its next-generation single-aisle aircraft, expected to enter service in the second half of the 2030s, could feature an open-fan engine.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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Philon, who entered the game averaging 22 points, finished with 14.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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 eight remaining people injured in the collapse filed the third lawsuit.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
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In a motion filed Friday, defense attorneys argued that publicity surrounding the case has so permeated Summit County that seating an impartial jury is no longer realistic.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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