as in reflective
indicating something
a wide-eyed look that is indicative of his constant curiosity
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But past results are not necessarily indicative of future outcomes.
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Justin Worland, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Crosstabs can be quite noisy, with small sample sizes and large margins of error, so a shift of a point or two is probably not indicative of significant changes in the electorate overall.
—Mary Radcliffe, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Now, Frisco has many upscale shops, restaurants and new housing developments — indicative of the growth that North Texas has experienced in recent years.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
In a 2023 follow-up study in Human-Animal Interactions, Kogan and her research partners found that cat owners experience a similar level of guilt and that such guilt is indicative of anxiety and depression.
—Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
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Justin Worland, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Crosstabs can be quite noisy, with small sample sizes and large margins of error, so a shift of a point or two is probably not indicative of significant changes in the electorate overall.
—Mary Radcliffe, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Now, Frisco has many upscale shops, restaurants and new housing developments — indicative of the growth that North Texas has experienced in recent years.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
In a 2023 follow-up study in Human-Animal Interactions, Kogan and her research partners found that cat owners experience a similar level of guilt and that such guilt is indicative of anxiety and depression.
—Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
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