lack of warning
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Warning sign — redirects here. For other uses, see Warning Sign (disambiguation). For a sign on a vehicle or building relating to it or its contents, see placard. A traffic warning sign is a type of traffic sign that indicates a hazard ahead on the road that… … Wikipedia
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Fair Warning (Van Halen album) — Fair Warning Studio album by Van Halen Released April 29, 1981 … Wikipedia
No Warning (science fiction series) — No Warning No Warning opening title sequence Format Drama, Web Series Created by Bill Taylor … Wikipedia
Conflict early warning — The field of conflict early warning seeks to forecast the outbreak of armed conflict, or, at minimum, to detect the early escalation of violence, with the objective of preventing the outbreak or the further escalation of violence in order to save … Wikipedia
a gypsy's warning — American no warning at all Showing a surprising lack of confidence in Romany second sight. In Britain and Ireland, if her palm were crossed with silver to negate the influence of the devil, in whose sphere necromancy falls, a gypsy s… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Becket controversy — The Becket controversy or Becket dispute was the quarrel between Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and King Henry II of England, from 1163 to 1173.[1] The controversy culminated with Becket s martyrdom in 1170,[2] and only ended with… … Wikipedia
precipitate — I. verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin praecipitatus, past participle of praecipitare, from praecipit , praeceps Date: 1528 transitive verb 1. a. to throw violently ; hurl < the quandaries into which the releas … New Collegiate Dictionary