show signs of
idiom
: to have or show indications that mean that something else exists, is true, or will happen
The city's education system is showing signs of improvement.
The runner showed signs of fatigue.
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China's struggling property market is starting to show signs of stabilizing after a few tumultuous years, with the country's new home prices finally having stopped falling in December, according to the latest official data.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
La Lettre reports that complaints about Monnaie de Paris’ medal quality began 15 months ago, well before the Paris Games, when Chinese tech company Huawei began receiving complaints from employees who received work medals that later began to show signs of wear.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
That designation, passed in late 2024, brought a brief sense of joy to many American whiskey producers, even as spirit sales show signs of a post-COVID slowdown.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
However, if symptoms persist or show signs of infection, contact a healthcare provider.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
La Lettre reports that complaints about Monnaie de Paris’ medal quality began 15 months ago, well before the Paris Games, when Chinese tech company Huawei began receiving complaints from employees who received work medals that later began to show signs of wear.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
That designation, passed in late 2024, brought a brief sense of joy to many American whiskey producers, even as spirit sales show signs of a post-COVID slowdown.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
However, if symptoms persist or show signs of infection, contact a healthcare provider.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
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