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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 These indicators can range from elevated blood pressure and abnormal blood sugar to impaired mobility or poor sleep. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The index is a weighted sum of six sub-indices that are derived from Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data, PMI comments trackers and PMI commodity price and supply indicators that are compiled by S&P Global. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 Plush toys have long served as soft zero-g indicators for spaceflight missions, drifting freely to signal the instant a spacecraft enters weightlessness. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 However, those estimates don't account for the firm's prediction markets tied to individual company key performance indicators, which should drive additional value, per Cyprys. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 Miami’s market indicators may include relatively higher average daily rates and annual-revenue estimates than an earlier comparison period, as well as varying revenue potential across property types. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 Cash-pay longevity clinics promise to monitor all sorts of health indicators and provide guidance on how to live a longer, healthier life. — Alex Hogan, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026 Revenue matters, but profitability, operational excellence, customer experience and leadership capacity are equally important indicators of long-term success. — James Barlow, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Headline indicators show low unemployment and moderating inflation, yet perceptions of household finances remain far less upbeat. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

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The forests are thick with spruce, their needles a deep, musty green veiled in shadows.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
The company made use of burgeoning microneedle patch technology, placing the microneedles in select designs like stars and hearts on the patch, and embedding pigments in the miniscule needles.

— Avery Stone, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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In stock markets abroad, indexes ticked higher in Europe after a weaker finish in Asia.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The index is a weighted sum of six sub-indices that are derived from Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data, PMI comments trackers and PMI commodity price and supply indicators that are compiled by S&P Global.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

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