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For one, he is very comfortable in English—a key signifier of privilege in India—and occasionally drops US pop culture references that suggest he’s older than many other such workers.

She said the way some companies rely on mainstream cultural signifiers can stray easily into stereotyping.

Sneakers, which have been linked to fashion and entertainment for decades, have become signifiers of cultural relevance and common collectors’ items.

He has feelings for the letters, for the signifiers of Selin, but he doesn’t think he can actually access Selin herself.

That’s why we have signs — those combinations of signifier and signified.

In the '60s South, long hair was a signifier and a deal breaker for men.

There is an even more doleful cultural signifier in all this: the mess that invariably follows the big announcement.

The “it” bag was born–a talisman of stylishness and a signifier of insider savvy.

In all travels the Moon is to be considered, for she is a general signifier of journeys, whether by sea or land.