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early warning

British

noun

advance notice of some impending event or development

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I had learned to recognize the early warning signs of an impending Laleh-tastrophe.

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American wizards once kept Clabberts in their gardens to give early warning of approaching Muggles, but the International Confederation of Wizards has introduced fines which have largely ended this practice.

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Some were also confused by a glitch in the earthquake early warning system.

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The early warning system worked perfectly in Fukushima prefecture.

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He hadn’t registered it, but he had heard it because now it came back to him like an early warning.

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