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alarm

[uh-lahrm] / əˈlɑrm /




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Javadli's family and friends had lost contact with her since Tuesday night and had raised the alarm over her whereabouts.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Private insurers are sounding the alarm about autism-therapy abuses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, whose district includes Pacific Palisades, sounded the alarm in a motion to extend price protections that failed to pass at the Board of Supervisors’ May 19 meeting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Among those now sounding the alarm is Mitchem.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“Have you even considered —” but his words were cut off by the blare of an alarm.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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