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indicators

noun

plural of indicator

as in needles

an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information you should refill when the indicator on the gas gauge shows that there's only a quarter of a tank left

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Recent Examples of indicators Finally, the report concludes that some financial institutions failed to act on indicators of human trafficking and immigration fraud, enabling Epstein's activities. — Ava Berger, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026 The battery also features LED indicators and its own USB-C charging port. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026 However, soil and air temperature and the tree’s planting requirements are still the best indicators that November planting is safe. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 9 Nov. 2026 The organization pointed to indicators like dropping manufacturing volumes and textile employment. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026 Other times there are indicators someone needs help before the situation turns deadly. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026 Global efforts continue to fall short COP31 comes at a time when many key indicators show the world is falling further behind on several climate goals. — Dan Peck, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026 Although Cinequest detected strong interest and viewing intentions before release, the eventual scale of the success exceeded what those indicators could predict. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026 All of Eaton's leading indicators are pointing to further growth ahead. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

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The short, prickly needles make junipers unattractive to deer, unlike, for example, deer-magnet arborvitaes.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
While published literature on the math of literally looking for needles in actual stacks of hay are thin on the ground, the principles of such a search lie in an area of math called probabilities.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2026

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As cracks emerge in the global AI rally, data from LSEG shows Indian benchmark indexes have outperformed global peers over the past month, as some investors see the Indian market as a hedge against AI.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Wall Street cheered the Blue Wave that put Democrats in control of both the Senate and House, with major market indexes and media stocks posting gains Wednesday morning after the midterm elections.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026

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