CANARYINACOALMINE English Idiom Lexeme

A CANARYINACOALMINE English Idiom Lexeme is an english nominal idiom that is an early warning indicator idiom.

• AKA: "Canary in a Coal Mine", CANARY_IN_A_COAL_MINE, Canary-in-the-Coal-Mine, Coal Mine Canary Metaphor.
• Context:
  • It can typically serve as an English Early Warning System in english risk discourse.
  • It can historically derive from English Mining Practice where english canary birds detected english toxic gases.
  • It can often indicate English Systemic Problems before english major failure.
  • It can frequently appear in English Environmental Discussions about english ecological indicators.
  • It can generally suggest English Preventable Disaster through english advance warning.
  • It can usually emphasize English Vulnerability Detection in english complex systems.
  • It can commonly extend to English Business Contexts as english market indicator.
  • It can range from being a Literal CANARYINACOALMINE Reference to being a Metaphorical CANARYINACOALMINE Application, depending on its english usage context.
  • It can range from being an Immediate CANARYINACOALMINE Warning to being a Long-Term CANARYINACOALMINE Indicator, depending on its english temporal scope.
  • It can range from being a Specific CANARYINACOALMINE Signal to being a General CANARYINACOALMINE Pattern, depending on its english diagnostic precision.
  • It can range from being a Scientific CANARYINACOALMINE Usage to being a Popular CANARYINACOALMINE Usage, depending on its english discourse register.
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• Example(s):
  • "Declining bee populations are the canary in the coal mine."
  • "Those symptoms were a canary in the coal mine."
  • "Small bank failures acted as canaries in the coal mine."
  • "The Arctic is our canary in the coal mine for climate change."
  • "Youth unemployment is a canary in the coal mine."
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Direct Warning Sign, which lacks metaphorical structure.
  • Post-Hoc Analysis, which identifies past failure rather than future risk.
  • REDFLAG English Idiom Lexeme, which indicates immediate danger.
  • WRITINGONTHEWALL English Idiom Lexeme, which suggests inevitable outcome.
  • Literal canary bird as english pet animal.
• See: English Idiom, English Warning Metaphor, Warning Metaphor, KICKTHEBUCKET, WRITINGONTHEWALL English Idiom Lexeme, REDFLAG English Idiom Lexeme, ELEPHANTINTHEROOM English Idiom Lexeme, English Risk Indicator, Early Warning System, Metaphorical Expression, Idiomatic Expression, Risk Assessment Task.

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