on notice
idiom
formal
: warned or told about something
The police are on notice to have more security at the concert.
She put us on notice that she would not be available for interviews until after the trial.
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In his July 29 post, Trump once again put his other late-night adversaries, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, on notice.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 30 July 2025
The 2000 rapper continued to put his label on notice.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 July 2025
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy terminated $4 billion in federal funding for the California High-Speed Rail Authority just weeks after putting the state’s bullet train project on notice.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2025
Despite quickly putting the league on notice, the rising star is keeping himself in the right frame of mind heading into his second year with the Washington Commanders.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 30 July 2025
The 2000 rapper continued to put his label on notice.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 July 2025
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy terminated $4 billion in federal funding for the California High-Speed Rail Authority just weeks after putting the state’s bullet train project on notice.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2025
Despite quickly putting the league on notice, the rising star is keeping himself in the right frame of mind heading into his second year with the Washington Commanders.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
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“On notice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20notice. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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