forewarning
noun
fore·warn·ing
fȯr-ˈwȯr-niŋ 
1
: a warning given in advance
2
: the state of being warned in advance
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Examples of forewarning in a Sentence
heeded the forewarning to stay off the ice until the town had checked to see if it was thick enough
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The lack of forewarning strains the availability of resources and aid provided to new arrivals at the receiving site, which includes food, clothing, hygiene kits, health checkups and legal orientation.
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Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
Kyiv — and Ukraine — were saved through a combination of Russian President Vladimir Putin's hubris, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's unexpected pluck and wartime leadership skills, and Ukraine's years of planning and forewarning from Western intelligence.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 30 Aug. 2023
But his father also had forewarning of the atrocity.
—Sergii Mukaieliants, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
With no forewarning, no experience driving an EV, and virtually no guidance, what was supposed to be a restful trip upstate was anything but.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 16 June 2023
The new study suggests industries and people who rely on ionospheric systems could have forewarning of these bubbles.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 June 2023
Carlson was not allowed to have a final show; staffers at the network, and even at his own show, were not given forewarning.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
One final forewarning for now.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
The forewarning was revealed during a virtual town hall Thursday evening for parents of students at Richneck Elementary School, where the Jan. 6 shooting has raised concerns about potential security failures at the kindergarten through fifth grade institution.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2023
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Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
Kyiv — and Ukraine — were saved through a combination of Russian President Vladimir Putin's hubris, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's unexpected pluck and wartime leadership skills, and Ukraine's years of planning and forewarning from Western intelligence.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 30 Aug. 2023
But his father also had forewarning of the atrocity.
—Sergii Mukaieliants, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
With no forewarning, no experience driving an EV, and virtually no guidance, what was supposed to be a restful trip upstate was anything but.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 16 June 2023
The new study suggests industries and people who rely on ionospheric systems could have forewarning of these bubbles.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 June 2023
Carlson was not allowed to have a final show; staffers at the network, and even at his own show, were not given forewarning.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
One final forewarning for now.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
The forewarning was revealed during a virtual town hall Thursday evening for parents of students at Richneck Elementary School, where the Jan. 6 shooting has raised concerns about potential security failures at the kindergarten through fifth grade institution.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2023
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First Known Use
1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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