CANARYINACOALMINE

A CANARYINACOALMINE is an english idiom lexeme that represents an english warning metaphor indicating an early sign of danger or systemic failure.

• AKA: CANARY_IN_A_COAL_MINE, CANARYINTHECOALMINE, COALMINE_CANARY.
• Context:
  • It can typically serve as English Early Warning Indicator in english risk assessment.
  • It can often derive from English Historical Mining Practice of using english sentinel species.
  • It can frequently appear in English Environmental Discourse about english ecological indicators.
  • It can usually metaphorize English Vulnerability Detection through english sensitive indicators.
  • It can commonly signal English Systemic Problems before english catastrophic failure.
  • It can sometimes reference English Occupational Safety in english industrial contexts.
  • It can range from being a Literal CANARYINACOALMINE Reference to being a Metaphorical CANARYINACOALMINE Usage, depending on its english discourse context.
  • It can range from being an Environmental CANARYINACOALMINE Application to being an Economic CANARYINACOALMINE Application, depending on its english domain of use.
  • It can range from being a Scientific CANARYINACOALMINE Usage to being a Colloquial CANARYINACOALMINE Usage, depending on its english register level.
  • It can range from being a Specific CANARYINACOALMINE Warning to being a General CANARYINACOALMINE Analogy, depending on its english referential scope.
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• Example(s):
  • English Environmental Usages, such as:
    • "Bee colony collapse is a canary in a coal mine for ecosystem health."
    • "Arctic ice melt serves as a canary in a coal mine for climate change."
  • English Economic Usages, such as:
    • "Small bank failures are the canary in a coal mine for financial crisis."
    • "Supply chain disruptions were a canary in a coal mine for inflation."
  • English Social Usages, such as:
    • "Rising youth unemployment is a canary in a coal mine for social unrest."
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Literal canary bird in english pet context.
  • "Bird in the hand", which is english certainty idiom.
  • "Coal mining", which is english industrial activity.
  • "Early bird catches the worm", which is english opportunity idiom.
• See: English Idiomatic Expression, English Warning Metaphor, English Metaphorical Expression, KICKTHEBUCKET, BITETHEDUST, English Social Idiomatic Expression, English Risk Indicator, Early Warning System, English Multiword Expression, Idiom Lexeme.

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