bells
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Ohtani threw about 20 pitches in a bullpen session Friday and wasn’t 100%, and that set off alarm bells with the Dodgers’ bosses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
The request raised alarm bells in Iraqi Kurdistan, but officials had held out hope that the US would renew the funding through an extension of the current deal.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
She’s talking on a sunny morning on the leafy rooftop of a five-star hotel in Paris, with views of the Centre Pompidou and bells clanging from a 16th-century church nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Given the significant role Walmart plays in the lives of many Americans, the deterioration will set some alarm bells ringing over whether the consumer is running out of steam," Saunders said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
He'd heard church bells ringing in Manhattan and seen reporters converging on the sidewalk outside his house.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
