cautionary
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But there’s a growing unease with companies sticking generative-AI features into any and all products, and having a little AI djinn always whispering in our ear seems like a cautionary tale—or a “Twilight Zone” episode.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
But Nvidia also provides a cautionary tale for Micron shareholders.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
His mother laments he "would not do as he was told" but it is his father's cautionary tale to other children which was the moral Sir Desmond alluded to.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
Nobody expects “House of the Dragon” to be an educational exercise, or even an overt cautionary tale, any more than “Game of Thrones” was intended to be.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
Although he was very pleased with how the evening had gone, Riddick closed on a pragmatic and cautionary note.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing cautionary
ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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Tone and Point of View, List 3
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World Without Fish
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