warning sign
noun
: something which shows that something else will happen
Falling prices may be a warning sign of a recession.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 July 2025
In a warning sign of possible resistance, two GOP members voted against a resolution setting up terms for debating Trump’s bill in the House Rules Committee after midnight Wednesday morning.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
Their study, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, suggests that these psychiatric symptoms might serve as a warning sign for neurodegenerative disease.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2025
As dedicated wine lovers, there are few things more disappointing to us than being seated in a restaurant and spotting inexpensive, thick, big-box store-style wineglasses on the table, which is a warning sign that the wine service is going to be less than spectacular.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 July 2025
In a warning sign of possible resistance, two GOP members voted against a resolution setting up terms for debating Trump’s bill in the House Rules Committee after midnight Wednesday morning.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
Their study, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, suggests that these psychiatric symptoms might serve as a warning sign for neurodegenerative disease.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2025
As dedicated wine lovers, there are few things more disappointing to us than being seated in a restaurant and spotting inexpensive, thick, big-box store-style wineglasses on the table, which is a warning sign that the wine service is going to be less than spectacular.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
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“Warning sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warning%20sign. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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