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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

Acute pain acts as a warning signal, starting when injured tissue, such as a stubbed toe, sends messages through the spinal cord to the brain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

“We finally have a tactical euphoria warning signal for the first time in 5 years, and for the first time in 18 years excluding COVID,” wrote credit strategists at Deutsche Bank, led by Steve Caprio.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

At the same time, there is a clear warning signal here.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

Obviously the red light was some kind of a warning signal, both outside the door and in—“laboratory animal at large.”

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien