- present participle of warn.
warning
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Tapper pressed Cassidy on whether Kennedy’s history should have been warning enough.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The police in Dendermonde, a city of around 50,000 in the Flanders region, 18 miles northwest of Brussels, are warning potential scourers to stay away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Ukrainians consult them to track potential Russian attacks, like people check weather applications for storms but with less certainty, shorter warning, and deadly stakes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Residents were ordered to evacuate two nearby villages as the flames consumed a third of the High Fens, with local officials warning the fire - which had been burning since Friday - could reach homes.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
We were splashing around, shivering and laughing, and Gran ran to the shore waving her mighty arms, warning us we were doing irreparable harm to our gallbladders.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
"You keep waiting, waiting, waiting, and then you start posting warnings because the tension is rising. And still, nothing happens. You post again, and nothing happens..."
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
A hurricane warning is in effect for Big Island, while Maui County, Oahu, Kauai and Niihau are under a tropical storm warnings.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
When evacuation warnings started rolling in on Monday, Morris, who manages Glen Oaks Big Sur, spent the day explaining the situation to guests at the property and those who had reservations in the coming days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The crew ignored warnings to turn back, the U.S. military said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Mamma was sure to have another litany of questions and warnings about American college boys.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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