A "bellwether" is something or someone that is considered an indicator or predictor of future events or trends. It is a reliable and influential source that shows the direction or behavior that others may follow.
Through an extensive display of ephemera, including letters to Hugh Hefner and private collectors, glossy magazine advertisements, personal musings and sketches, My American Dream appears as a kind of bellwether for the art world's symbiotic relationship with consumerism, corporate sponsorship (a relic of another economy), and the market — political and ethical concerns that could not have been expressed in the sculptural objects she had made up until that point. (brooklynrail.org)
«The fact that it shows both that KIPP pre-K on its own and then the combination of KIPP pre-K and KIPP early elementary have positive effects on children's learning outcomes is a big deal, particularly given some of the past research on pre-K and fade - out,» said Ashley LiBetti Mitchel, a senior analyst focused on early education at Bellwether Education Partners. (kipp.org)
by Walter Chaw As abortion dramedies go, this year's already seen Todd Solondz's far superior Palindromes and will soon see the abhorrent right - wing stem cell flick The Island, and for bellwethers of such things, there's still Hal Hartley's timeless Trust from fifteen years back. (filmfreakcentral.net)