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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Meantime, the Kansas City Chiefs struck a deal to move across state lines from Missouri to Kansas, a warning sign that NFL teams are willing to leave if the right deal isn't on the table.
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Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
The searching itself — from the healthy to the deranged — is the warning sign.
—Ariel David, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026
Sean Freeder, a University of North Florida political scientist and director of the Public Opinion Research Lab, that is a political warning sign for Republicans as the midterm elections approach.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
Addressing concerns Still, not everyone sees the buildup as a warning sign.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
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Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
The searching itself — from the healthy to the deranged — is the warning sign.
—Ariel David, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026
Sean Freeder, a University of North Florida political scientist and director of the Public Opinion Research Lab, that is a political warning sign for Republicans as the midterm elections approach.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
Addressing concerns Still, not everyone sees the buildup as a warning sign.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Warning sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warning%20sign. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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