alarming
Example Sentences
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That makes sense, and there’s no harm in using these alarming tales to safeguard your own finances.
From MarketWatch
The pilot program, called Forwarded Actions for Speeding Tickets, is a joint effort by the DMV and California Highway Patrol to reverse the alarming rise in traffic fatalities, according to the California State Transportation Agency.
From Los Angeles Times
“That is a trend that is alarming,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
Detroit had to win both their remaining games to stand a chance of making the play-offs, but went out with an alarming whimper in a 23-10 defeat in Minnesota.
From BBC
But its reputation suffered from alarming mishaps and an accident in California that prompted GM to pull the cars from several markets.
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