admonition

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Jessica Lautz, vice president of research at the National Association of Realtors, offers this admonition to homeowners selling for the first time in years: “It’s a very different housing market today.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

Eilish’s admonition and Parton’s example resonates because it underscores a broader cultural conversation: wealth comes with choices.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

Mr. Cash’s message to Mr. Berry that “you’re in spy territory now” or an admonition that a bit of gossip was “very off the record” might be inculpatory if taken literally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

MacManus initially embraced her mother’s admonition that education was the way to get ahead and didn’t make a career out of Cielito Lindo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

Perhaps Hooker at last had recalled Lincoln’s admonition, “Beware of rashness.”

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell