alarmist

Example Sentences

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On the competitive threat from Chinese AI models, she pushed back against alarmist framing while acknowledging security considerations.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“She is reading alarmist headlines about Iran in the newspapers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

She is reading alarmist headlines about worsening inflation in the newspapers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Alam also criticises Indian media coverage as alarmist, dismissing claims of systematic persecution of minority Hindus as "a massive disinformation campaign".

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

“I don’t want to be an alarmist, but I know of nothing humans can do to return the moon to its orbit.”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer