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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 Technology can make VO2 max and related indicators more accessible by tracking changes over time. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The new restriction will not apply to videos that were edited or enhanced using Snapchat’s own AI creative tools, though these videos will include transparency indicators, the company added. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Through analysis, environmental indicators such as land use, water consumption, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions are measured, providing a performance benchmark for each participating farm. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 31 July 2026 Moving envelope indicators and Bollinger Bands show long positions struggling, while the MACD, RSI, and major long-term moving averages display explicitly bearish momentum profiles. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 20 July 2026

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Addicts could bring their heroin and cocaine to a 13-seat center where staff dispensed needles, swabs, and sterile water to cook the drugs and offered advice on vein maintenance.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Inside, sunlight spills onto the tables where embroiderers sit, their needles dancing in near silence across stretches of fabric.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026

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Across Asia, thousands of first-time investors have recently piled in to stock markets, hoping to cash in on the massive tech boom that boosted indexes in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan to record highs earlier this year.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Several stock indexes, including the NASDAQ 100, also relaxed rules for how soon new issues could be included, further pumping up demand.

— John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

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