warning sign

Example Sentences

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Because attention serves as the foundation for so many aspects of thinking, declines in focus may represent an important early warning sign of broader cognitive changes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

If shares fall below that level it can be a warning sign of institutional selling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The beige book is “the latest warning sign that inflation is quickly turning into a sticky problem,” said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Some analysts say the real warning sign won’t necessarily appear in revenue growth, but in slowing net new store additions, rising closure rates, or deteriorating franchisee retention.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

When a virus is trying, so to speak, to crash into the human species, the warning sign may be a . spattering of breaks at different times and places.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston