indices
Americannoun
noun
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This picturesque South Asian island, once celebrated for its economic development and high ratings on human development indices, has found itself in dire straits once again.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Yet investors didn’t show the same anxiety once trading started, sending the indices into a sort of fugue state.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“Higher energy prices would remain an economic drag which would contribute to keeping major equity indices from immediately returning to their previous highs,” he wrote in an update published Wednesday.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
“It is intended to make the indices more representative of the real economic exposure they are designed to measure,” the index provider said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The Latin for indices and tokens is signa or indicia; the French is preuves.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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