alarm
Example Sentences
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Two Damascus-based diplomats said thousands had left al-Hol in recent weeks, raising alarm that people with extremist leanings could be moving around Syria or trying to leave the country.
Scientists are sounding the alarm over the spread of bird flu across Antarctica, with a leading Chilean researcher telling AFP Tuesday of an observed strain "capable of killing 100 percent" of infected fauna.
From Barron's
Because it was initially unclear whether the shaking was caused by shifting faults or volcanic activity, residents were understandably alarmed.
From Science Daily
When Norway returned from the 1984 Olympics with only three golds, the country was so alarmed that it immediately launched an emergency initiative called Project 88.
When the alarm rings, I get out of bed.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
