cautionary

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But there’s a reason that “I did my own research” has become a cautionary internet meme.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

At First Minister's Questions on Thursday, John Swinney said the delays were because the same "cautionary approach taken in Edinburgh" was now being taken in Aberdeen.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

After decades of stagnant returns, Ciena shares have morphed from a cautionary tale into one of Wall Street’s hottest stocks.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

The sources stressed the warning was cautionary and there was no indication Iran was planning an attack or that it could successfully launch one.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Whatever cautionary value the tale may have had was thus lost, and now here she was, in a hayloft with a pirate, and rather pleased about it, too.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood