Meanings
How to pronounce "miners' canary":
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A caged bird kept caged in mines because its demise provided a warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases.
Any thing, especially an organism, whose demise or distress provides an early warning of danger.
Example Sentences
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The polar bear is often referred to as the miners' canary of global warming.
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The rising number of dolphin strandings serves as a miners' canary for ocean pollution.
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The decrease in bee populations is a miners' canary for the decline in biodiversity.
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The high cancer rates in a particular area can act as a miners' canary for environmental contamination.
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The increasing rate of asthma cases among children is a miners' canary for air pollution.
