cautionary
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Human civilizations across the ages have understood this to be an important lesson, which is how gold became the go-to cautionary symbol for greed, vanity, and the hollow existence to which they lead.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
There are clues in the film that suggest that at its core, Backrooms is a story about the tech industry — and a cautionary one, too.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
"I hope I'll be a cautionary tale to someone who's in my position to make better choices."
From BBC • May 27, 2026
This is not an ad for life insurance, but rather a cautionary tale.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
With this cautionary tale in mind, let us begin by asking a question which seems too obvious to need asking but is in fact an essential preliminary: What is a machine?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing cautionary
ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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World Without Fish
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