warning sign

noun

: something which shows that something else will happen

Falling prices may be a warning sign of a recession.

Examples of warning sign in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While Biden still has $100,000,000 more cash on hand, the swing in fundraising momentum was a warning sign to Democrats. —

Tessa Berenson Rogers, TIME, 30 May 2024 And 30-day delinquencies have been creeping higher — an early warning sign of potential trouble ahead. —

Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024 Instead, ahead of Wednesday’s all-important consumer price index reading, markets got a warning sign. —

Will Daniel, Fortune, 14 May 2024 Also, if numerous whiskers fall out at once, along with other changes on the face like general hair loss, scabs, crusts, and inflammation, this could be a warning sign that something more serious is going on dermatologically, Jaworsky adds. —

Brittany Edelmann, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2024 This is not the only warning sign for the spirits industry, as some of the biggest drinks corporations have issued reports that show their own declines. —

Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 May 2024 Her double-digit performance in the swing state is seen by some as a potential warning sign for former President Donald Trump — the party’s presumptive nominee — who won 83% of the vote in the April 23 primary. —

Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024 Strong economic activity in the United States and emerging markets is projected to help drive global growth by about 3% this year, the International Monetary Fund's chief said Thursday, below the annual historic average and a warning sign about potential lackluster performances through the 2020s. —

Fatima Hussein, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024 However, investors got a warning sign ahead of Friday’s jobs report when Automatic Data Processing (ADP) released its labor market data on Wednesday. —

Will Daniel, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024

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