alarm
Example Sentences
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New York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, won on a platform of championing working-class New Yorkers and taxing the wealthy, who have reacted with alarm.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Conflict monitors, now watching with alarm as Islamist militants capture territory and stage attacks in Mali, urge the administration to pay closer attention to the restive Sahel region and other hot spots.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
"All told, the April activity data are disappointing but not cause for alarm just yet," he wrote, adding that he anticipates growth remaining "resilient over the rest of the year".
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
He described setting his alarm for the early hours of the morning on 8 May and walking to a street in Kentish Town, north London, where he met Lavrynovych.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
You or I might have responded to a polar bear crashing into our home with a little more alarm, perhaps.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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