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Recent Examples of indicator
When asked about what warning signs for which the board should be on the lookout , Bellon pointed to two indicators that would show that risk to the global economy was decreasing.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The indicator turned blue, and the app immediately discovered the sensor.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
Soil is a good indicator of knowing when the garden needs water, as well as how often.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
State auditors previously described excessive clustering of multiples hospices in a single building as a potential indicator of fraud.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
The indicator turned blue, and the app immediately discovered the sensor.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
Soil is a good indicator of knowing when the garden needs water, as well as how often.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
State auditors previously described excessive clustering of multiples hospices in a single building as a potential indicator of fraud.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicator
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The first two entries in Denis Villeneuve‘s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic threaded an increasingly rare needle between critical acclaim and box office success.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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The second-opinion vet performed a fine needle aspiration and results were inconclusive.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On March 13, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge — the Personal Consumption Expenditures index — showed that consumer prices crept higher in January, a sign that costs continued to rise even before the Iran war's impact on the energy sector.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Its stock markets have had some of the world’s steepest falls this month, with the benchmark Kospi index losing another 2% Friday.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Indicator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicator. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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