cause for alarm

Example Sentences

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Coming from the mouth of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, those words — and their implications — are jaw-dropping and cause for alarm.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

While it might seem like cause for alarm, the so-called profitability lag was expected, Klarna said.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

For some NCL passengers, the new policies are hardly cause for alarm.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025

On July 10, the day before the wind changed, the fire had been burning sleepily for a week without any apparent cause for alarm.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025

The idea that we may never reach a state of perfect racial equality—a perfect racial equilibrium—is not cause for alarm.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander