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  • present participle of alarm.
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alarming

[uh-lahr-ming] / əˈlɑr mɪŋ /


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The core PPI will be less alarming, but still on the hotter side.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

Last week, more alarming details were revealed about a recent safety incident involving the company OpenAI, and the unexpected actions taken by an artificial intelligence thingamajig it was testing.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

I walk down the street and I see an alarming number of people wearing weighted walking vests now, which is so frightening that it requires me to catch my breath every now and again.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

Like many millennial girls who came of age when diet culture was practically an extracurricular activity, I could mentally toggle between Weight Watchers points and the “Pocket Calorie Counter” with alarming fluency.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

Nhamo wrestled it free, but water began to seep in at an alarming rate.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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