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warns
  • present tense form of warn (3rd person singular).

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Frances Wang of ABC television station KGO in San Francisco warns today:

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“These developments don’t necessarily mark the end of a bull market in these cohorts, but these areas typically don’t spring back right away either,” he warns.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

And even now, at such a young age, he warns, he has seen signs of anxiety and embarrassment in children as young as seven or eight years old who are displaying symptoms of cosmeticorexia.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The attorney said trees and cars limited the motorists’ ability to see the pedestrian crossing sign that warns of the crosswalk ahead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The seat belt light goes on and the movie pauses while the captain warns us about turbulence ahead.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan