Usually means: Indicator of possible future trends.
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  1. straw in the wind: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. straw in the wind: Merriam-Webster
  3. straw in the wind: Collins English Dictionary
  4. straw in the wind: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. straw in the wind: Wiktionary
  6. straw in the wind: Dictionary.com
  7. straw in the wind: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. straw in the wind: Idioms

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noun:  (chiefly in the plural) A premonitory sign.

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