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alarm

[uh-lahrm] / əˈlɑrm /




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His worsening health parameters are causing serious alarm among his supporters, with thousands appealing to him to end his fast.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Due to its illustrious past, the home has been equipped with impressive security systems, including an alarm and cameras.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Many accounts were opted in by default, making their public photos available to the tool and setting off alarm in the entertainment industry.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Despite the threat of strikes, conservatives in Tehran have watched with rising alarm as traffic that was deterred from crossing during the war now ply the U.S.-backed route near Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The alarm stopped ringing and the lights in the lab returned to normal.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Phone alarms are what get teaching assistant Layla through her day.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Scientists are raising alarms over the planet’s warming oceans.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

But what alarms fans even more than nitpicking that exceeds the abilities of the human eye is how often that tech is intervening.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

The quake was felt as far away as the Colombian capital of Bogota, where alarms sounded and some residents evacuated buildings as a precaution.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

The whine of the alarms clashes sharply with the chill reggae music.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

The Saudis, whose bases and airspace were needed by the U.S., were alarmed by the operation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Amanda Martin, MP for Portsmouth North, said she was "alarmed" that parents in her constituency would not have access to the tests.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Grassroots coalitions have pushed for limits in California and nationwide as parents have become alarmed over how digital activities are replacing hands-on learning and peer interaction.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

Hordes of soccer fans donning Mexico and Korea jerseys were walking down Olympic Boulevard energized but not alarmed in any way.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

By the time we leave the shiny painted cars of the first section behind, he looks alarmed.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

"The problem is serious, very serious," Dyke said about an "alarming" lack of homegrown talent.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

It is alarming that we live in a moment of widespread ignorance that CPS caseworkers, like all fallible government officials, are bound by the Constitution.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Trimmed-mean PCE is running materially below core PCE — at 2.4%, versus 4.1% for core PCE — which means the U.S. inflation picture looks less alarming depending on which measure you care about.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

The snow and ice accumulated last winter by Switzerland's glaciers is expected to have all melted away by Monday, marking the alarming second-earliest arrival on record of the tipping point known as glacier loss day.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

Mary had never ridden in the dark before, and she found the speed even more alarming than by day.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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