alarm bell
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There’s no such thing, and should set off a huge alarm bell.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
"On my third day in hospital, I tried to stand up and I couldn't. The nurses told me not to walk and when you hear that it's a bit of an alarm bell," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
There is an alarm bell going off in consumer credit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
But it does feel like Justice Jackson is out there at the top of the mountain ringing a very loud alarm bell to say: This is the play.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
“You’ll forgive me, Dumbledore, but I’ve never heard of a curse scar acting as an alarm bell before. “
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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