alarm
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More than 16,000 people are estimated to have been impacted by this new practice, according to a new report by the Associated Press, and immigration attorneys are sounding the alarm.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
The visit set off alarm bells in Taiwan, whose government is skeptical of Beijing’s intentions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Mindful of the need to keep the public informed without causing unnecessary alarm, YVO responds cautiously.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
When maternity units like Daisy Hill are forced to suspend services because there aren't enough staff, it should ring alarm bells.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Then the fire alarm went off and everyone’s heads popped up as the lights in the lab changed to flashing bright strobes.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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Did it raise the same alarms for you?
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
A month before, a fire had broken out at its nursing hostel, raising issues with smoke detection, alarms and general fire preparedness.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Officials are sounding alarms about the potential health impacts related to this week’s oppressive humidity and intense heat, that’s only expected to rise, across Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Just over a month prior, China had test-fired a submarine ballistic missile with a dummy nuclear warhead with the capacity to reach the U.S. from Chinese coastal waters, raising alarms across the Pacific region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Then the group moved as one machine, setting up the main camp, stringing the woods with traps and alarms.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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Taylor admitted his mum was "rather alarmed" by their performance but she admired Freddie's courtesy and style.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Americans appear increasingly alarmed by the technology,with 7 in 10 polled in March opposing local construction of data centers that power AI technology, according to a Gallup survey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The article—by reporters Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, and Maggie Haberman—adds that those commanders are alarmed by how much the war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, including long-range missiles and interceptors to thwart air attacks.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
The lack of detail has alarmed advocacy and research groups that typically stay in regular contact with both companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
When Jim Kim found out, he was alarmed and said to Farmer, “You’re no use to anyone as a martyr.”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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The La Verne battery fire is much smaller in scale but nonetheless alarming for those who had to leave their homes or deal with the closure of schools due to the potential of hazardous fumes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
After being shuttled in less than half an hour between aggressive air conditioning, a muggy Chicago street and the temperate library, the cup had begun producing condensation at an alarming rate.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
A rotting carpet of familiar fan-shaped leaves soon surrounded the tree, a sight so alarming Jung and her neighbours formed a crew of amateur detectives to solve the mystery: what was ailing their hardy ginkgo?
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Those with long indie-film memories will recall the role of cystic fibrosis in Kirby Dick’s alarming, inspiring 1997 documentary “Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
He was mostly skinny, which made his enormous beer belly even more alarming.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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