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warn·ing shot

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  1. Warning shot

    A warning shot is a military and/or police term describing an intentionally harmless artillery shot or gunshot with intent to enact direct compliance and order to a hostile perpetrator or enemy forces. It is recognized as signalling intended confrontations on land, sea, and air. As an analogy, "warning shot" can be said of any action of declaration, especially a demonstration of power, intended or perceived as a last warning before hostile measures.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of warning shot in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of warning shot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of warning shot in a Sentence

  1. Neil Saunders:

    Amazon's acquisition of PillPack is a warning shot in what is about to become a major battle within the pharmacy space.

  2. Deb Haaland:

    Donald Trump and the billionaire class should consider this victory a warning shot: the blue wave is coming.

  3. Joseph Wu:

    This is really a warning shot that people should not be complacent and think that these e-cigarettes are completely safe.

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