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The phrase "a signpost of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate something that serves as a guide or indicator of a particular situation or trend.
Example: "The increase in online sales is a signpost of changing consumer behavior in the retail industry."
Alternatives: "an indicator of" or "a marker of".
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We have a signpost of which way to go.
I.B.M.'s "Jeopardy!"-playing Watson computer, he said, is a signpost of what is possible.
The neighborhood Starbucks has been a signpost of prosperity and gentrification in New York.
For many people, language is a signpost of geography, class and education.
Amid the colorful marker-board entries, one agenda item acts as a signpost of sorts for the sport's new epicenter.
An in-joke of a name, it turns out, is a signpost of a much-needed port in the storm.
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Looking back, the phrase emerged as a signpost for many of the stories of the year.
A SNP can be a variant of a gene, or can serve as a signpost for variants of a gene that are nearby.
Broca's report, although certainly not the first on the topic (see, Auburtin 1863 for a review of the cases reported before Broca), served as a signpost for the beginning of the modern study of cerebral localization.
This proved to be the defining moment for the Republicans of the 111th Congress, a signpost to the "Party of No" strategy that would make Republicans the only alternative if the Democratic program disappointed voters.
The evidence from the literature search in Fig. 3 is representative of most databases and a signpost to the dearth of cross-country SME research in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa.
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