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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While Republicans are more optimistic than their independent and Democratic counterparts across the issues polled, the negative shift from 2025 to 2026 was largely driven by growing pessimism among conservatives — a warning sign for the White House in a midterm election year.
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The first warning sign surfaced shortly before the book was published.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
For investors, this is a warning sign that a decline may ensue.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
All the while, what began that morning as a warning sign of levees softening in Sutter County quietly grew into a mounting concern of which the public was unaware, including a set of newlyweds on their first day of married life.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The first warning sign surfaced shortly before the book was published.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
For investors, this is a warning sign that a decline may ensue.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
All the while, what began that morning as a warning sign of levees softening in Sutter County quietly grew into a mounting concern of which the public was unaware, including a set of newlyweds on their first day of married life.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Warning sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warning%20sign. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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