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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 Claim narratives can be analyzed for patterns in how members described their circumstances before a lapse, revealing early indicators that a structured premium payment record alone would never surface. — Amanda Turcotte, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Pastries containing squash for which there is a poster indicating a shelf life of two days under refrigeration, were for sale and at room temperature without time-mark indicators to be discarded. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 Since the advent of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in late 2022, the list of possible indicators that the AI boom was about to go bust is long and keeps getting longer, leaving Wall Street asking each time if the end is finally near. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 Microsoft responds to malicious AI download campaign Microsoft also responded to CyberGuy's request for comment, confirming that its security protections identify the malicious indicators described in the research. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 But surveillance indicators show that certain strains of influenza are rising fast. — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026 Separately, Cboe also received SEC approval Tuesday to offer binary options tied to company-specific key performance indicators (KPIs). — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 The authors of today’s report also tracked indicators of the human activities driving these planetary changes, like energy use, food production, and economic growth. — Simmone Shah, Time, 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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Like other firs, the needlelike leaves of the oyamel fir grow directly from the branch, and the needles’ bases, which are shaped like suction cups, leave conspicuous circular scars when the leaves fall.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
One contains leather-cutting tools, another curved needles and bits of leather showing the different types of stitching that go into the bags.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

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