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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of forewarn.

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Examples

  • But forewarned is forearmed, and four armed is usually a defect in early limb development related to abnormal patterning of the developing limb bud.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Burger lite. 2010

  • He also touches upon the theory behind legal education itself which provides a useful view into the heads of Canadian law school administrators everywhere (forewarned is forearmed).

    Waddams v. Hutchinson : Law is Cool 2009

  • I can see both sides the of the coin, to know, to not know, but in the end I came down on the side of forewarned is forearmed – but only if both parents agree on what they would do if they get a positive.

    No Matter What | Her Bad Mother 2007

  • My decision surprised me, because normally I am a “forewarned is forearmed” kind of person.

    No Matter What | Her Bad Mother 2007

  • Paperwork side there was one hangup, but forewarned is forearmed.

    Page 2 2005

  • Paperwork side there was one hangup, but forewarned is forearmed.

    Page 2 2005

  • Do not forget, forewarned is forearmed ... "words can bleed."

    Reader reviews of The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl. 2003

  • And forewarned is forearmed – the great thing about top-down knitting is that I’ll be able to try that neckline right away.

    Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

  • And forewarned is forearmed – the great thing about top-down knitting is that I’ll be able to try that neckline right away.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Jean 2009

  • Traverse, I say these things to you that being 'forewarned' you may be 'forearmed.'

    The Hidden Hand 1888

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