as in warns
to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk
I should forewarn you before you come to visit that we have a dog
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Plant a Lot of Corn Corn needs a big garden or else you will be disappointed, Pabst warns.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
5 Mar. 2026 -
The historian Yuval Harari warns that AI is the first technology capable of generating narratives on its own.—
Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Military officials also said that the warning siren that alerts service members to an incoming aerial attack had worked all week before the deadly strike, but in prior incidents, some of the drones were already inside the base before the siren sounded.—
James LaPorta
March 5,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Some, such as an early warning system that alerts providers when a patient is heading toward coding, have been in use for years.—
Emily Brindley,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Forewarns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forewarns. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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