bellwether

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck.
2. noun Anything that indicates future trends.

   Mortgage delinquencies often act as a bellwether for a forthcoming recession.

3. noun A stock whose price performance is treated as an indicator of the likely direction of a broader market, sector, or industry.

Similar words

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