forewarn
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It is vital the devices stay hidden, she said, adding: "We would urge the government to forewarn the public that alerts might be issued, when possible."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Pilots can then forewarn passengers and crew, encouraging them to take their seat and buckle up before a jolt hits.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 1, 2023
We constantly tried to forewarn our partners — but for the most part, they thought it was an exaggeration, an example of Russophobia.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2022
Businesses that didn’t forewarn customers should attempt to reach out, by forwarding a company phone to a cell phone, for example, or using a mobile phone as a hot spot for an internet connection.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2021
She seemed to always have premonitions of their coming and would forewarn my father.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
When she has audio calls, she forewarns her colleagues she might lose connection.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
It forewarns of a changing landscape for the disease.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
A frozen opening shot of the exterior of a luxury California home forewarns of the tedium to come.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2022
Lawrence forewarns readers of his travel writing from Italy.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2021
“My brother wears one in a ring. And as he’s a sea captain, the opal forewarns him of ocean storms. He says it has never been wrong.”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
But be forewarned: A dizzying liftoff doesn’t mean the stock will keep flying.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
On paper, the companies beat Wall Street expectations — but that’s only because analysts were forewarned.
From MarketWatch ● May 2, 2026
“Everyone should be forewarned on this one,” Dimon says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
His pitch: We should all be forewarned if the enemy’s H-bombs are heading our way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024
He had been forewarned by John that it was a two-chain affair, held together by the A-T and G-C base pairs, and so immediately upon entering our office he studied its detailed features.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
The panic generated by Jamie Dimon’s “cockroaches” forewarning last October has never fully dissipated.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
When the demolition crews arrived Monday at the White House, there had been no forewarning.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2025
It may be best to roll it out slowly, with trial periods and plenty of forewarning to markets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
“Had we had some longer forewarning, we would have been able to do it,” Hong said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024
The trouble was, the forewarning was no use at all, not so far as the mice were concerned.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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