alarming
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Those will be needed as they aim to make an appointment whose first priority will be to stop an alarming slide that is threatening to plunge them in to the darkest of relegation mires.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Zainab Johnson believes in optimism — to a somewhat alarming degree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
These rules sever law firms from capital markets and traditional corporate forms, sometimes causing firms to collapse with alarming speed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
It certainly sounds as if something is afoot, which the Times characterized in fairly alarming terms:
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026
I cut out all distractions from my life so I could focus only on fencing, and yet alarming current events continued to dominate the headlines, making it very hard to stay focused.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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