false alarm
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As Salon reported at the time, experts said was a false alarm.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Doubts about the current bull market have started to creep in following Friday’s tech stock wipeout, but this wouldn’t be the first false alarm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Historical records reveal there were several close calls in the early ’80s, including the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm that could have triggered a nuclear war.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2026
The ShakeAlert computer system that warns about the imminent arrival of shaking from earthquakes sent out a false alarm Thursday morning for a magnitude 5.9 temblor in Carson City, Nev., that did not actually happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
I laughed with them, at Teacher Li who had not made the message clear, at my own fears, at the whole false alarm.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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