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beware

[bih-wair] / bɪˈwɛər /


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If St. John Bosco ever decides to play a complete game without giving up big plays and making turnovers and 15-yard penalties, beware.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

"But until we know more about dosing and long-term effects, the message for consumers is simple: buyer beware."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

House hunters beware: The 30-year mortgage rate is expected to stay well over 7% in 2027, according to two new forecasts.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

While the personal touch may work in OOOs if your team culture is informal, beware that humour doesn't always land well over email.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

The word beware echoes in my mind as Chantal pulls me away from Detective Stevens.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

Sunny Days, unless one bewares slavishly of imitations, will do.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, if one bewares of voluntary mistakes, of exaggeration and unfounded assertion, if one builds only upon actual and carefully observed facts, an important and well-grounded discipline must ensue.

From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Hans Gustav Adolf Gross

"And we bewared as hard as we could!" grinned Carol.

From Prudence of the Parsonage by Ethel Hueston

Bot now thou hast somdiel appesed Thi god, and with good dede plesed, That thou thi pite hast bewared Upon the blod which thou hast spared.

From Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by G. C. (George Campbell) Macaulay


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