false alarm
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From a survival perspective, responding unnecessarily to a false alarm may sometimes be preferable to overlooking a genuine danger.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
As Salon reported at the time, experts said was a false alarm.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Still, that false alarm cost them about $160.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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
He couldn't make the Theorem work, and he realized that his Eureka moment had been a false alarm.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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