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heads-ups

noun

plural of heads-up

as in warnings

the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk thanks for the heads-up about the upcoming visit from the corporate big shots

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Recent Examples of heads-ups And after CLEAResult fired Darlington in 2017, the brothers began bribing CLEAResult employee Peter Marra — sending him cash and gift cards for special favors like getting heads-ups on inspections and audits. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 Roeling said there are group chats between him and his counterparts around the league to ask questions and provide tips or heads-ups regarding the visa and immigration process. — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026

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But Kelce, unaware of Gracie’s warnings, cheerfully makes a peace sign in response.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
The Brazil advisory comes amid other recent State Department warnings for Americans traveling abroad.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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İnönü, resisting advice from military leaders to ignore the result, resigned from the presidency and took up a new role as the leader of the opposition in the parliament.

— Nick TaborAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
That's not the best sports gambling advice to give out numbers like that.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of advice

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