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warning signal

NOUN
alarum
Synonyms
STRONG
alert bell signal siren warning
WEAK
call to arms
NOUN
beacon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flare lantern radar
STRONG
alarm alert balefire beam bonfire guidepost heliograph lamp lighthouse lodestar pharos rocket sign watchtower
WEAK
signal fire smoke signal
NOUN
distress signal
Synonyms
WEAK
Mayday SOS alarm burglar alarm call for help danger signal fire alarm flare notice to mariners signal of distress
NOUN
high sign
Synonyms
WEAK
alert signal the nod the wink

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So how should investors play the current warning signal?

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Falling asset prices can be an early warning signal that investors should heed, especially when declines are persistent.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The clogged pathways are known as "enlarged perivascular spaces," and the findings suggest they could serve as an early warning signal for Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

The Department for Health and Social Care said that genomics - the study of genes - and AI would be used to "revolutionise prevention" and provide faster diagnoses and an "early warning signal for disease".

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

It was a warning signal, and it was telling her now that something dreadful was going to happen.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry