alarming

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The overall decline in participation is less alarming when you focus on people ages 25 to 54, who are less likely to be in school or retired.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

An alarming nugget buried in the Treasury Department’s annual report External link on the federal government’s books from the last fiscal year: Its long-term liabilities exceed its expected revenue by tens of trillions of dollars.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The move is part of a five-year pilot program authorized by a bill signed in 2023 that was designed to combat speeding and an alarming rise in traffic deaths.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

A team of researchers led by the University of Oxford has developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help reverse the alarming decline of honeybees.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Snape’s behavior toward Harry over the past week had been quite alarming.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling