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Dimon pointed out that soft indicators like consumer and business sentiment are down, but hard numbers like unemployment and investments have remained fairly steady.
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Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 9 May 2025
So if betting markets failed to predict that Francis would become pope in 2013, how good an indicator are the millions of dollars of bets currently being placed around the world?
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 9 May 2025
If sports success is any indicator, however, Villanova could see a Papal boon.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 8 May 2025
Lorde’s rare public appearance at the 2025 Met Gala was a clear indicator that the 28-year-old singer would be hitting the road.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 8 May 2025
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Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 9 May 2025
So if betting markets failed to predict that Francis would become pope in 2013, how good an indicator are the millions of dollars of bets currently being placed around the world?
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 9 May 2025
If sports success is any indicator, however, Villanova could see a Papal boon.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 8 May 2025
Lorde’s rare public appearance at the 2025 Met Gala was a clear indicator that the 28-year-old singer would be hitting the road.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicator
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This involves molecular machinery that basically functions like a syringe, complete with a long needle that is poked into the cells of its victims.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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Life outside the courtroom, however, is a bit more complicated, with Nash-Betts weeping in a hospital gown and Kardashian stabbing herself with a needle in a bathroom stall.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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Goldman Sachs analysts estimate that core inflation as measured by the personal consumption expenditures index, which tracks consumer spending, to rise this year to 3.8%, up from 2.6% in March.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
8 May 2025
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Stock jumps buoy indexes U.S. stocks rose Wednesday.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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What To Know The 2024 sea level analysis, based on 55 years of data from tide gauges across 36 U.S. coastal communities, uses historical measurements at specific locations, meaning each city has a specific sea level increase.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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Consumers have seen prices deflate for airfare, produce, household goods, electronics and gasoline, for example, according to the consumer price index, an inflation gauge.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
6 May 2025
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“Indicator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicator. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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