show signs of
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: 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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People with anxiety, substance use disorder, and bipolar disorder often show signs of inattentiveness and difficulty completing tasks–core symptoms of ADHD.
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Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Under the protocol signed between Italy and Albania last year, those sent to Albania must not show signs of torture, illness or vulnerability or be part of nuclear families traveling together.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
But the job market is beginning to show signs of stabilizing from all angles.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 4 Oct. 2024
Around the same time, his son Pablo started to show signs of schizophrenia; Pablo was institutionalized, eventually taking his own life in 1994.
—Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Under the protocol signed between Italy and Albania last year, those sent to Albania must not show signs of torture, illness or vulnerability or be part of nuclear families traveling together.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
But the job market is beginning to show signs of stabilizing from all angles.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 4 Oct. 2024
Around the same time, his son Pablo started to show signs of schizophrenia; Pablo was institutionalized, eventually taking his own life in 1994.
—Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Show signs of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20signs%20of. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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