How to pronounce “canary in a coal mine”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (idiomatic) Something whose sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions; something which warns of the coming of a greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its health or welfare.

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