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forewarn

[fawr-wawrn, fohr-] / fɔrˈwɔrn, foʊr- /


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It is vital the devices stay hidden, she said, before adding: "We would urge the government to forewarn the public that alerts might be issued, when possible."

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 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

China's civil aviation authority will forewarn and issue notices in advance for any space activities, Wang said.

From Reuters ● Apr. 14, 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

She seemed to always have premonitions of their coming and would forewarn my father.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

It’s dark and, as the album title forewarns, there is plenty in that mood here—at times evoking societal situations, just as often depicting the ravages of his own age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

When she has audio calls, she forewarns her colleagues she might lose connection.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

Lawrence forewarns readers of his travel writing from Italy.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2021

Carl Safina makes a strong case for the supremacy of “Moby-Dick” as a novel in which Herman Melville forewarns of the errors that civilization may make.

From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2020

“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

"When someone becomes quite well-known in one area, it will be flagged to our area, so we are forewarned and can identify them a lot earlier before they commit multiple crimes," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

But be forewarned: A dizzying liftoff doesn’t mean the stock will keep flying.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

But be forewarned: It can and does happen.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026

“Everyone should be forewarned on this one,” Dimon says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025

Grazdan, she had been forewarned, was a cousin of the Green Grace, whose support she had found invaluable.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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

The best bet is that they’re coming back, so consider this a forewarning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 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

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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