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advisory

[ad-vahy-zuh-ree] / ædˈvaɪ zə ri /
ADJECTIVE
able, authorized to recommend
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An extreme heat advisory is in effect for many areas from 10 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Many are opting to manage their costs and are looking for alternatives, said Ashley Hetrick, supply-chain lead at accounting and advisory firm BDO.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

In the wake of the Ukraine war, the Army Science Board—an advisory panel—conducted a study on the defense industry’s ability to increase munitions production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Meanwhile the US State Department continues to classify travel to China as a Level 2 advisory urging travellers to "exercise increased caution" because of the risk of arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans and detention.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

There was a war going on in Afghanistan, a new color-coded threat advisory system being used in the United States, and Osama bin Laden was apparently hiding somewhere in a cave.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Still, gale warnings were in effect from Delaware to Maine, while an even wider array of states was under coastal flood advisories.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The haze has reached as far as parts of the Philippines, where local officials have urged residents to stay indoors as much as possible, and Singapore, where authorities have begun issuing daily haze advisories.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The attacks were inconsequential in one sense—there were no reports of contaminated water, though some systems suffered pressure drops and issued precautionary boil-water advisories.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

Much of central Indiana was under flood advisories Sunday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

The advisories, which cover everything from hurricane damage to civil war, are in the pub/travel- advisories/advisories directory, arranged by country.

From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation




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