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alarm

[uh-lahrm] / əˈlɑrm /




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By UFC 5 that customer base tripled -- and alarm was growing.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

"The scary thing is that there was nothing in that training that would have raised alarm bells for me personally," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The switches were so flimsy that setting the alarm at anything beyond the hour or half was a gamble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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

Torak watched it snuff the air and fluff out its pale rump fur in alarm.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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