Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Unfortunately, our stock is somehow not well understood by the markets. The market compares us with generic companies. We need to look at Biocon as a bellwether stock. A stock that is differentiated, a stock that is focused on R&D, and a very, very strong balance sheet with huge value drivers at the end of it.

Indian Businesswoman

Florence King

Feminists, I hasten to add, are not all bad. In fact, they are an ideal bellwether, an invaluable aid in helping me form opinions on issues that I don't have time to keep up with. If the feminists are for it, I'm against it; if the feminists are against it, I'm for it.

American Writer

Gavin Newsom

California is a bellwether state. California was the first state in the United States to overturn the laws against interracial marriage. It took 19 years for the rest of the country to come around to that point of view.

American Politician

Bellwether often indicates a company that signals the state of the economy or an industry.

Business Indicator

In political discussions, 'bellwether' predicts trends in elections or policies.

Political Predictions

'Bellwether' is used when identifying things that shape cultural shifts.

Cultural Change

Understanding 'bellwether' as a literal leader of a flock helps visualize its guiding role.

Herd Follower

The archaic meaning relates to past rural practices, now often a metaphor for leadership.

Past Usage

 the sea you name is sort of represented here I always look at the Arctic as a bit of a bellwether a sort of canary in the cage in the mine letting us know what's happening in the rest of the world Franz Josef land itself has this compelling story it's a place where the

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 We start with poverty. I didn't grow up in the slums or anything that dire, but I know what it is to grow up without having money, or being able to support family. Euvin was talking about bellwether signs.