Desire
Desire verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.
Warn
Warn verb - To give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Heck, Natre even went out of her way to warn her ex-boyfriend's current girlfriend of his crimes, though this was probably motivated mostly by the desire for revenge against said ex.
Source: Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl -
Who is acting out of malice, and who out of carelessness or indifference to the truth — or even desire to warn — may be ambiguous.
Source: Malicious Slander - They have a natural ability to sense disaster, and a natural desire to warn humans of it — but they can't communicate effectively with humans, and so are believed to be the cause of the disaster when it does arrive.
Source: Cassandra Did It
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