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[wawr-uhnt, wor-] / ˈwɔr ənt, ˈwɒr- /




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Unexplained weight loss, persistent tiredness, weakness, reduced appetite, nausea, or vomiting may indicate an underlying medical problem and warrant a conversation with a health care provider.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

The International Criminal Court previously issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu, who is expected to come to New York in September.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

His arrest followed a warrant issued on Tuesday by the Federal High Court in the capital, Abuja, after he failed to appear at a hearing to face charges of forgery and impersonation.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Multiple news outlets and a former federal immigration official said the order allows for exceptions if officers are executing a criminal warrant and working with partner law enforcement agencies.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

“It’s a warrant from the U.S. district attorney. We’re going to search the premises—it’s an order, see, an order.”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

The ICC, which is based in The Hague, also issued warrants for the arrest of several key leaders of Hamas, who have since been killed.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Several suspects have since been charged and international arrest warrants are being pursued for others still at large.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The hearings often result in displays of key evidence, including crime scene photos and items recovered after the execution of search warrants.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

A U.S. judge signed the arrest warrants Saturday, and U.S. marshals were able to locate the brothers through social media.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

An officer left the War Department and delivered death warrants to the defendants Mary Surratt, David Herold, George Atzerodt, and Lewis Powell.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín scheduled an Aug. 3 hearing to determine whether a longer-term pause is warranted.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Now, investors are “reassessing whether the valuations being assigned to some of these companies are warranted after their run-up,” Mike Reynolds, vice president of investment strategy at Glenmede, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

Some of it, probably, was warranted or in the spirited mission of liberty, as some will undoubtedly argue, but far from all of it.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

Shiny object syndrome helps explain why the current U.S. nuclear fleet of 96 operating reactors includes more than 50 different commercial reactor designs, an excessive degree of diversification not warranted by national-security concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

We felt that this slight break in protocol was warranted but in no way prejudicial—in one way or another—to the application review.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

The board, in a unanimous order Monday, wrote that Whole Foods had raised “no substantial issues warranting review” of the election certification.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

Some policymakers, however, “noted that, by several measures, financial conditions suggested that monetary policy may not be particularly restrictive, which they judged as warranting a cautious approach,” according to the minutes.

From Barron's Oct. 8, 2025

The group stands out within the increasingly desolate Facebook newsfeed, not just for the volume of its posts but also the intensity of engagement, warranting a 30-person-strong moderation team.

From Slate Nov. 2, 2024

A five-judge panel wrote in a three-page decision that Trump’s “contention that the conclusion of trial constitutes a change in circumstances warranting termination of the remaining Restraining Order provision is unavailing.”

From Salon Aug. 1, 2024

Vomiting is often so excessive as to be provocative of most serious issue and even warranting the induction of abortion.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)




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