alarming
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To raise money for the initiative, President Alison Byerly said they had to educate donors about why student-loan debt is alarming to today’s college goers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
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
On Sunday's refereeing error in the Manchester derby, Andrews said it was "pretty alarming" Haaland's goal was allowed to stand.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Equally alarming, the other passengers began to fade away, one after the other.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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