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caution

[kaw-shuhn] / ˈkɔ ʃən /




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Due to underreporting, public health officials caution that the true number of cases is likely higher, potentially as high as 6,000.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Orange County officials caution that predictions of an intense El Niño this winter could create even more challenges for the rail line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

But MarketWatch columnist Mark Hulbert offers a word of caution: Research suggests big mergers have a poor record of creating lasting value for shareholders.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

The VAR, Stuart Attwell, decided to support the on-field call of a caution because there was "no secondary scissor action" and contact was "not with the studs".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“You have much to learn of obedience. My warriors heed my orders and so shall you. Prince Ellidyr dared to resist me. I caution you not to follow his example.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

"And even if we obtained some averages at some point, we still wouldn't be able to make universal statements about health risks in the region," Weissenborn cautions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

“This may or may not become your life’s work,” Treuer cautions his children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Yet while some clippers can make good money, social media consultant Lia Haberman cautions that there are very few of them.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

He cautions that investors keep watch on the economies of France, Germany and Japan, as fiscal or economic trouble for those could ultimately spill over into the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Quiet. We don’t want others to hear us,” Ma cautions me.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Officials cautioned that no decision has been made.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

"We need somebody like him," he said, but cautioned that Israel still needed to work with the rest of the world.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Rain is anticipated for Southern California on Wednesday into Thursday as the National Weather Service cautioned about potential beach hazards and thunderstorms from Oxnard to the Mexico border.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Though he cautioned against prematurely forming strong views on second-round inflation, Bailey said he isn’t taking the impact for granted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Then don’t light even a match,” my father cautioned her.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

The committees have not agreed on the terms of any deal and there is no guarantee they will, Musk said, cautioning that it would be overstating it to treat a merger as a certainty.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Thursday, cautioning of the risk of heat related illnesses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Just after the opening night’s audience gets their emotional release, a tone fills the theater, with a voice cautioning of a “Level 4 warning.”

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Big banks are cautioning that the sequel won’t compare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

I talked to Ross for hours, explaining what I was about, cautioning him not to relate anything that he did not want to divulge.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright


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