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Judging by the usual indicators — most important of which being the number of other Grammy nominations that each artist has — Thomas would appear to be the safe bet.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Those indicators allegedly included multiple unregistered tenants, including a minor, frequent visits from non-resident men and a lease held in the name of a person with no reported income.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
By contrast, the United States relies on backward-looking indicators such as trade balances and foreign direct investment flows.
—Noosheen Hashemi, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
The bank said that its positioning and sentiment indicators found that investor optimism currently sits at around the 67th percentile, suggesting that risk appetite remains firmly intact.
—Sean Conlon,fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
Those indicators allegedly included multiple unregistered tenants, including a minor, frequent visits from non-resident men and a lease held in the name of a person with no reported income.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
By contrast, the United States relies on backward-looking indicators such as trade balances and foreign direct investment flows.
—Noosheen Hashemi, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
The bank said that its positioning and sentiment indicators found that investor optimism currently sits at around the 67th percentile, suggesting that risk appetite remains firmly intact.
—Sean Conlon,fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicator
Noun
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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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During both the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, the strongest brands fell less, recovered faster, and ended up higher than market indices.—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed amid mostly modest movements in Europe following some sharper swings in Asia.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Indicator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicator. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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