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  • present participle of alarm.
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alarming

[uh-lahr-ming] / əˈlɑr mɪŋ /


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Goldman Sachs’ research illustrates that while the stock market is closer to a dangerous bubble than it was a few months ago, an overall assessment of risk indicators is not that alarming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The challenge for batters was compounded by some alarming uneven bounce from early in the match.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

But the data surrounding colon-cancer rates is alarming, and getting screened is crucial to preventing colon cancer or catching it at an early stage.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Build a driveshaft for the second season, which was growing from a flickering hope to an alarming likelihood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

One historian called Chernenko "an enfeebled geriatric so zombie-like as to be beyond assessing intelligence reports, alarming or not."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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