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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The Cavs went 8-8 over their final 16 games, but few saw that stretch as a warning sign.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The good news is that lower energy prices could help keep a lid on inflation by offsetting a rise in consumer goods hit by tariffs, but cheaper oil is a potential warning sign for the direction of the economy as a whole.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
That's a warning sign that there is no commercial market for their idea.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The first warning sign for Sun and Louviere was a call from a school administrator last year who said their daughters — whom PEOPLE is not naming at the family’s request — weren’t ready for a structured day and were being moved to a younger group in their two-day-a-week church-run preschool.
—Eileen Finan, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The good news is that lower energy prices could help keep a lid on inflation by offsetting a rise in consumer goods hit by tariffs, but cheaper oil is a potential warning sign for the direction of the economy as a whole.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
That's a warning sign that there is no commercial market for their idea.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The first warning sign for Sun and Louviere was a call from a school administrator last year who said their daughters — whom PEOPLE is not naming at the family’s request — weren’t ready for a structured day and were being moved to a younger group in their two-day-a-week church-run preschool.
—Eileen Finan, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Warning sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warning%20sign. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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