alarm
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Two further arrests were made, one on suspicion of using words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress, and one on suspicion of an immigration offence.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Tur, the NoiseOff founder, was one of the first community advocates to sound the alarm over the Rumbler.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Party authorities have voiced alarm about the phenomenon while trying to hunt down leakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Researcher and whistleblower Douglas Gowan tried to sound the alarm about 14 such sites - 12 of which were in Wales - but died before his warnings were heeded.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
When my alarm went off Monday morning, it was accompanied by a text from Traveler.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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Meanwhile, detained immigrants and their supporters have raised increasing alarms over medical care provided by ICE.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
It could also provide enough electricity for off-grid devices requiring little power, such as sensors to detect pest damage to farmland, overflowing rivers, landslides or even burglar alarms.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Late on Friday, my phone started buzzing with alarms from the speech.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
Then they disable alarms and reconfigure dashboards in search of low-tech bliss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The blaring alarms, the echoing of the chopper off the buildings.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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And if vulgarity can still shock—and amuse—by working on our alarmed sense of propriety, then we still have a sense of propriety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The United States alarmed its tropical island territories earlier this year, detailing plans to carve up parts of the Pacific Ocean for mining exploration.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
When I purchased a copy of Evie’s print magazine in May, I was alarmed at how the magazine not only promoted radical skinniness but also discouraged women from healthy habits like exercise.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
"I was then alarmed with all the fire people about."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Ekon glanced over his shoulder as he threw another bucket into the well, alarmed.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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They flagged Hilton’s alarming livestream within minutes, closed other live streams within 90 seconds and banned the account, the spokesperson said, but its removal was delayed by what was characterized as “a moderator error.”
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Plastic waste is accumulating at alarming rates, and clean hydrogen is essential for decarbonizing energy. This technology tackles both of these challenges in a creative and scalable way."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
In her statement condemning Simon's death, Okey-Uche, Nigeria's consul general in Johannesburg, called for a "transparent" investigation and alleged that there was "an alarming pattern of unresolved extrajudicial killings/deaths and unacceptable misconduct against foreign nationals".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"The commercial market has grown faster than the clinical evidence base," the paper read, and "the absence of adequate clinical evidence for use in humans is an alarming safety concern."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Solomon gets up, leaves his tray disgustedly at the table, and moves out of the room with alarming speed.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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