See bellwether on Wiktionary
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"sense": "the leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck",
"word": "kellokas"
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"word": "menon"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "the leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck",
"tags": [
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"word": "Leithammel"
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"sense": "the leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck",
"word": "鈴つき羊"
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"sense": "the leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck",
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"word": "bjellesau"
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"word": "rättesnöre"
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"sense": "anything that indicates future trends",
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"code": "fi",
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"word": "ennusmerkki"
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"word": "Vorbote"
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"alt": "まえぶれ",
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"sense": "anything that indicates future trends",
"word": "前触れ"
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"alt": "きざし",
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"alt": "ちょうこう",
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"word": "兆候"
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"code": "pt",
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"word": "indicador"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "anything that indicates future trends",
"word": "barômetro"
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"word": "führender Wert"
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"alt": "しひょう",
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"sense": "a stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition",
"word": "指標"
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