- present participle of warn.
warning
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The judge temporarily halted further tree removal until at least Tuesday afternoon, warning that violating her order could trigger contempt proceedings.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
This warning call has not previously been reported.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Mookie Betts drove a deep fly ball to the warning track, momentarily silencing the crowd, until Mitchell closed his glove around it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
France, Canada and Germany are warning airlines that flying over all or large parts of Saudi Arabia is no longer safe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
That was when she’d run to the cave and screamed a warning to Torak -and got nothing back but echoes.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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The local leader pointed to warnings that El Nino's effects will worsen into the winter and are expected to wreak more havoc along California's coast.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Many haven’t issued warnings or imposed closures at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The warnings follow 12 months of extreme weather across the UK, with the summer of 2026 the country's hottest on record.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Both also directly target state residents: Gatalog advertises a “California Compliant Glock 19-based Carbine kit,” while Polymakers’ website features Proposition 65 warnings and state-specific privacy opt-out features.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
In the weeks ahead, as we moved from village to village, we sounded the alarm, spreading warnings as we went.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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