cautionary

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These are not cautionary tales about individual failure.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The strategic logic is clear, but Big Food’s history of mega-mergers is a cautionary tale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

He long served as a moral exemplar; he should now serve as a cautionary tale known to all.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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

Recounted in numberless articles and books, the Maya collapse has become an ecological parable for green activists; along with Pleistocene overkill, it is a favorite cautionary tale about surpassing the limits of Nature.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann