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The Gambia has brought the case to the ICJ under the terms of the UN Genocide Convention, which allows any state to sound the alarm if it suspects genocide is being committed.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Lately I’ve noticed the press has been sounding the alarm about the possibility of a downturn in consumer spending.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

From a survival perspective, responding unnecessarily to a false alarm may sometimes be preferable to overlooking a genuine danger.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

When the bees in the detector sniff TNT, they stick out their tiny tongues, triggering an alarm and alerting their handlers to the presence of danger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“But we have not even begun to see London yet,” Penelope replied with mild alarm.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Gift cards have been an attractive target for thieves generally in recent years because stealing them from stores doesn’t tend to trigger security alarms, unlike boosting power tools or electronics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

When “Sarah” first sent him a friend invitation in May 2023, the come-on was so casual it didn’t raise alarms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Their tracking method allowed them to see the Cadillac was on the move, passing through toll booths and military checkpoints, but without setting off alarms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

So much gas was released that some was sucked back into the engine rooms through ventilation shafts, triggering gas detector alarms.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

A second later there was an ear-shattering boom that momentarily drowned out the alarms.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Gulf states are growing alarmed that they may face more destructive Iranian attacks than at the height of the war in March.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The prospect of a water- and power-hungry hyperscale data centre near areas of the city where thousands of people lack proper access to these resources has alarmed activists.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Some of the world’s leading financiers are sounding increasingly alarmed about an AI bubble.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

"We are alarmed by the continued deadly drone strikes across the country that are killing civilians, including children, and that are disrupting essential services," UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Well, it was too bad we alarmed him, but then, it wasn’t like we thought we were doing this in front of J. Edgar Hoover, either,” said Francis.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Zainab Johnson believes in optimism — to a somewhat alarming degree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

The July strikes marked an alarming shift in Iran’s tactics and revealed an improvement in the regime’s ability to sequence attacks and hit targets with precision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

"Twenty-three years later, the alarming consequences of climate change, economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and shifting consumer behavior have profoundly disrupted the reality on the ground," the association said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

What happened to Bleecker Street, then, is both familiar to Gibney and extraordinarily alarming.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

The alarming news concerned a shady character who had recently joined the Swanburne board of trustees.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood