Example Sentences
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Verizon VZ -1.06%decrease; down pointing triangle Communications gained a net 184,000 postpaid phone connections in the second quarter, beating Wall Street’s expectations on a closely watched metric that gauges new lucrative customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
As large swings in individual stocks have recently dwarfed moves for the S&P 500 as a whole, the spread between two important gauges of implied volatility has expanded to its widest level on record.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Their team also installed rain gauges and went into the field each week with advanced laser-imaging technology, known as lidar, to measure and track the cliffs before and after a collapse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
That could stoke market volatility gauges over the coming months, especially under the Fed’s new leadership of Chairman Kevin Warsh, who prefers a tighter communication policy with fewer market signals.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Out of habit he checked his engine gauges and took a reading from his compass.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
