cautionary

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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

"The news of its sale came as a cautionary tale of how precarious the Wordsworths' heritage in the Lake District has become," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

These partnerships can be risky, regulators say, and the April 2024 collapse of Synapse Financial Technologies serves as a cautionary tale.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

I guess they all expected to see her folded into a casket like some kind of cautionary tale.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy