fair warning
noun
: enough warning to be able to avoid something bad
I'm giving you fair warning that you had better not discuss politics at dinner tonight.
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Even with fair warning, showings don’t always go as planned.
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
In the equally bare-bones video, Lil Nas delivers the song’s fair warning to watch yourself in a white void, rocking a pink shirt and black jeans with pink crosses and wings across the front as three male dancers in pink matchin bounce around behind him.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2025
Bellwether industrial events are justly renowned for giving us all fair warning for all sorts of unpredictable forces, and Paris Fashion Week’s Fall/Winter 2025-6 womenswear shows have been no exception.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
But fair warning, this is heavy, rocks-in-your-stomach kind of food — definitely something to share.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Though—fair warning—isopropyl cloprostenate has not been FDA-approved like bimatoprost, it’s said to stimulate keratin production and prolong the lashes’ growth phase.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
Christmas in Covent Garden My personal favorite place to go during the holidays is Covent Garden — but, fair warning, it will be crowded.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024
One of the best films of 2022 lands on Netflix today, though fair warning: Get your tissue box ready.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The audio streaming app just gave us a fair warning about when Spotify Wrapped is about to be released.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
In the equally bare-bones video, Lil Nas delivers the song’s fair warning to watch yourself in a white void, rocking a pink shirt and black jeans with pink crosses and wings across the front as three male dancers in pink matchin bounce around behind him.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2025
Bellwether industrial events are justly renowned for giving us all fair warning for all sorts of unpredictable forces, and Paris Fashion Week’s Fall/Winter 2025-6 womenswear shows have been no exception.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
But fair warning, this is heavy, rocks-in-your-stomach kind of food — definitely something to share.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Though—fair warning—isopropyl cloprostenate has not been FDA-approved like bimatoprost, it’s said to stimulate keratin production and prolong the lashes’ growth phase.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
Christmas in Covent Garden My personal favorite place to go during the holidays is Covent Garden — but, fair warning, it will be crowded.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024
One of the best films of 2022 lands on Netflix today, though fair warning: Get your tissue box ready.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The audio streaming app just gave us a fair warning about when Spotify Wrapped is about to be released.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Fair warning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20warning. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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